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Books like Crosstime Traffic: 9 series to read next

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

Crosstime Traffic is 6 books, 2003–2008.

“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

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The Hunger Games
United States of Japan
Axis of Time
Divergent
The Leviathan Trilogy
Ender's Game
H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds
Legend (Marie Lu)
Draka (S. M. Stirling)

The Hunger GamesUniverse

universe5 books2008

Dystopia, about survival, set in far future.

“Panem, they call it now — a nation raised on the drowned bones of North America, a glittering Capitol ringed by twelve districts it once starved into obedience.”
from the catalogue description

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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 →

Axis of TimeSeries

seriesJohn Birmingham7 books2004

Military science fiction.

“Thousands died in the chaos, but the ripples had only begun.”
from the catalogue description of Weapons of Choice
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Start with Weapons of Choice →

DivergentSeries

seriesVeronica Roth10 books2011

Dystopia, about identity.

Start with The Transfer →

The Leviathan TrilogySeries

seriesScott Westerfeld3 books2009

Steampunk, about genetic engineering.

“Set in an alternate First World War, Leviathan splits the belligerents into Clankers, who fight with mechanical walkers, and Darwinists, who fight with fabricated living creatures built from spliced DNA.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Leviathan →

Ender's GameUniverse

universe39 books1977

Set in far future.

“To beat your enemy you must first understand him so completely that you love him — and in the instant you love him, you destroy him.”
from the catalogue description

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H. G. Wells' War of the WorldsUniverse

universe65 books1898

Alien invasion.

“No one would have believed, in the closing years of the nineteenth century, that human affairs were being watched keenly and closely from the timeless worlds of space.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The War of the Worlds →

Legend (Marie Lu)Series

seriesMarie Lu5 books2011

Dystopia.

“Lu draws inspiration from events and experiences throughout her life and media she has consumed such as the film Les Miserables.”
from the catalogue description of Legend

Start with Legend →

Draka (S. M. Stirling)Series

seriesS. M. Stirling & John J. Moller6 books1988

Dystopia, about slavery.

Start with Marching Through Georgia →

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 Crosstime Traffic?: The Hunger Games — the closest match to Crosstime Traffic on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Crosstime Traffic?: Gunpowder Empire. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Crosstime Traffic.
How big is Crosstime Traffic?: Crosstime Traffic is 6 books, 2003–2008.

Books like Crosstime Traffic: 9 series to read next

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