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Books like Bilalistan: 9 series to read next

Bilalistan is alternate history and science fiction, about slavery and colonialism, set in alternate earth. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Bilalistan is 2 books, 2002–2003.

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Eden (Harry Harrison)
Draka (S. M. Stirling)
The Land of Hope and Glory
Lost Continent of Atlantis
Crosstime Traffic
Dune
The Alchemy Wars
United States of Japan
Small Change

Eden (Harry Harrison)Series

seriesHarry Harrison5 books1984

About survival and aliens, set in prehistoric.

“Harry Harrison's Eden trilogy imagines an Earth where the dinosaurs never died out, evolving instead into the Yilane, a technologically advanced reptilian civilization that shares the planet uneasily with early humans.”
from the catalogue description

Start with West of Eden →

Draka (S. M. Stirling)Series

seriesS. M. Stirling & John J. Moller6 books1988

Dystopia, about totalitarianism.

Start with Marching Through Georgia →

The Land of Hope and GlorySeries

seriesGeoffrey Wilson3 books2011

Historical fantasy, about rebellion and revolution, set in british isles.

“At first Jack Casey, retired soldier, wants nothing to do with the uprising, but then he learns his daughter, Elizabeth, is due to be hanged for helping the rebels.”
from the catalogue description of Land of Hope and Glory

Start with Land of Hope and Glory →

Lost Continent of AtlantisSeries

seriesHarry Turtledove5 books2005

Alternate history, set in 19th century and alternate earth.

“The point of divergence occurs around 85 million years ago when the eastern portion of the North American continent splits off from the rest of the continent and forms Atlantis, a separate continent farther east in the Atlantic Ocean.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Opening Atlantis →

Crosstime TrafficSeries

seriesHarry Turtledove6 books2003

Alternate history and science fiction, set in alternate earth.

“Harry Turtledove's Crosstime Traffic novels are set on an Earth that has discovered travel to alternate timelines where history unfolded differently, exploited commercially by the monopoly company that gives the series its name.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Gunpowder Empire →

DuneUniverse

universe78 books1963

Space opera, set in far future and other star systems.

“The desert planet, where empire runs on a single substance: the spice melange, which folds space, prolongs life, and unlocks prescience, and which exists nowhere else in the known universe.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Dune →

The Alchemy WarsSeries

seriesIan Tregillis4 books2015

Steampunk, about robots and rebellion and revolution.

“Soon after the Dutch scientist and clockmaker Christiaan Huygens invented the very first Clakker in the 17th Century, the Netherlands built a whole mechanical army.”
from the catalogue description of The Mechanical

Start with The Mechanical →

United States of JapanSeries

seriesPeter Tieryas3 books2016

Alternate history and science fiction, set in alternate earth.

“Americans worship their infallible Emperor, and nobody believes that Japan's conduct in the war was anything but exemplary.”
from the catalogue description

Start with United States of Japan →

Small ChangeSeries

seriesJo Walton4 books2006

Thriller & suspense, about totalitarianism, set in british isles and mid 20th century.

“As the series begins, Britain itself slides toward fascism.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Farthing →

Why these

No sales rank, no star ratings, no readers also bought.

Shared terms are not a promise that a book feels the same. Two series can be far-future political intrigue and read nothing alike — what the ranking can say is what they are about, and each card says which parts it shares.

Questions readers ask

What should I read after Bilalistan?: Eden (Harry Harrison) — the closest match to Bilalistan on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Bilalistan?: Lion's Blood. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Bilalistan.
How big is Bilalistan?: Bilalistan is 2 books, 2002–2003.

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