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Books like Crane's View: 9 series to read next

Crane's View is literary & general and fantasy, about identity, set in contemporary and our world. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Crane's View is 3 books, 1998–2001.

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American Gods
Answered Prayers
Freddie Montgomery
Fifth Child
The Midnight World
Southern Reach Trilogy
The Curse Workers
Things
Vincent Ettrich

American GodsSeries

seriesNeil Gaiman10 books1999

Mythic fantasy, about gods.

“Gaiman's 2005 novel Anansi Boys is set in the same mythological world and shares the trickster god Mr. Nancy, but follows a different protagonist and story, making it a loose companion rather than a direct sequel.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Keepsakes and Treasures: A Love Story →

Answered PrayersSeries

seriesJonathan Carroll6 books1987

Fantasy, eerie in tone, set in contemporary.

“Like many of Carroll's works, it straddles the horror and fantasy genres.”
from the catalogue description of Bones of the Moon

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Freddie MontgomerySeries

seriesJohn Banville1 book1989

About madness, set in europe and british isles.

“Many of the characters in The Book of Evidence appear in the 1993 sequel Ghosts.”
from the catalogue description of The Book of Evidence

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Fifth ChildSeries

seriesDoris Lessing2 books1988

About parenthood.

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The Midnight WorldSeries

seriesMatt Haig2 books2020

Emotional in tone, about second chance.

“In particular, they frequently wonder how different things might have been had they made other choices at pivotal moments in their lives.”
from the catalogue description of The Midnight Library

Start with The Midnight Library →

Southern Reach TrilogySeries

seriesJeff VanderMeer4 books2014

Science fiction and weird fiction, about madness.

“In 2013, Paramount Pictures bought the movie rights for the series, and a film adaptation of Annihilation was made with Alex Garland as writer-director.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Annihilation →

The Curse WorkersSeries

seriesHolly Black3 books2010

Urban fantasy, tense in tone, about curses.

“Holly Black's Curse Workers trilogy is set in an alternate America where 'curse work' — magic that harms or transforms through touch — is illegal, enforced through gloves and Prohibition-era-style crime families.”
from the catalogue description

Start with White Cat →

ThingsSeries

seriesAndrew Clements3 books2002

About coming of age.

“The platinum edition includes a short interview with Andrew Clements and a redesigned cover.”
from the catalogue description of Things Not Seen

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Vincent EttrichSeries

seriesJonathan Carroll4 books1999

Surrealism.

Start with White Apples →

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 Crane's View?: American Gods — the closest match to Crane's View on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Crane's View?: Kissing the Beehive. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Crane's View.
How big is Crane's View?: Crane's View is 3 books, 1998–2001.

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