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Books like Chronos Origins: 9 series to read next

Chronos Origins is science fiction and time travel, set in our world and contemporary. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Chronos Origins is 3 books, 2020–2021.

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The Missing
Time Travelers Never Die
Kairos
Jumper
Scott Tyler / Shifter
The Chronos Files Universe
The Merchant Princes
Richard Forthrast
Ormingat Trilogy

The MissingSeries

seriesMargaret Peterson Haddix10 books2008

About coming of age.

“Jonah Skidmore is one of the stolen children, and he, along with his non-adopted sister Katherine, must help return the missing kids to their rightful places in history and fix time before it is destroyed.”
from the catalogue description
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Time Travelers Never DieSeries

seriesJack McDevitt2 books1996

Science fiction and time travel, set in contemporary and our world.

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KairosSeries

seriesMadeleine L'Engle11 books1962

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JumperSeries

seriesSteven Gould6 books1992

About psychic powers.

“Steven Gould's series continues across Reflex, Impulse, and Exo, later following his and his wife's daughter as a second-generation jumper.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Jumper →

Scott Tyler / ShifterSeries

seriesKim Curran3 books2012

About psychic powers.

“When your average, 16-year old loser, Scott Tyler, meets the beautiful and mysterious Aubrey Jones, he learns he's not so average after all.”
from the catalogue description of Shift

Start with Shift →

The Chronos Files UniverseSeries

seriesRysa Walker & David Estes15 books2014

Science fiction and time travel, set in contemporary and our world.

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The Merchant PrincesSeries

seriesCharles Stross14 books2004

Science fantasy and alternate history, about political intrigue, set in parallel universe.

“In the series, there exist a number of parallel worlds, all of which are on the same geographical Earth but with different societies at different points of development.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with The Family Trade →

Richard ForthrastSeries

seriesNeal Stephenson2 books2011

About virtual reality, set in virtual world.

“The sequel Fall; or, Dodge in Hell shifts registers entirely, following Richard's digitally preserved mind after death into an afterlife simulation built from his scanned brain.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Reamde →

Ormingat TrilogySeries

seriesSylvia Waugh3 books2000

About aliens and coming of age.

“For almost as long as he can remember, Tom has lived happily in Belthorp.”
from the catalogue description of Space Race

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Why these

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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.

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What should I read after Chronos Origins?: The Missing — the closest match to Chronos Origins on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Chronos Origins?: Now, Then, and Everywhen. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Chronos Origins.
How big is Chronos Origins?: Chronos Origins is 3 books, 2020–2021.

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