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Books like Cuentista: 9 series to read next

Cuentista is science fiction, set in far future. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Cuentista is 3 books, 2021–2026.

“After awaking on a new planet, Petra is the only one who remembers Earth and must use storytelling to keep her people's history alive.”
from the catalogue description of The Last Cuentista

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Ender's Game
Hainish
Books of Ember
Xenogenesis / Lilith's Brood
Pax / Astra
Earth Girl
Lunar Chronicles
Matched
Chaos Walking

Ender's GameUniverse

universe39 books1977

Science fiction, 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

Reading order →

HainishSeries

seriesUrsula K. Le Guin33 books1964

Reflective in tone.

“The Hainish Cycle consists of a number of science fiction novels and stories by Ursula K. Le Guin.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Rocannon's World →

Books of EmberSeries

seriesJeanne DuPrau4 books2003

Science fiction and dystopia, tense in tone, about survival, set in far future.

“The post-apocalyptic quartet continues with The People of Sparks, following survivors after they reach the world above, and concludes with The Prophet of Yonwood and The Diamond of Darkhold.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The City of Ember →

Xenogenesis / Lilith's BroodSeries

seriesOctavia E. Butler4 books1987

First contact, about aliens and genetic engineering.

“aliens reproducing with humans. they are mixing genes with humans because humans have destroyed earth basically because nuclear war. because they are stupid. credit to katsoda26”
from the catalogue description of Dawn
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Dawn →

Pax / AstraSeries

seriesAndre Norton2 books1954

Adventurous in tone.

“Star Flight appears to be a later omnibus or reissue rather than a third original novel.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Stars Are Ours! →

Earth GirlUniverse

universe22 books2012

Science fiction, set in far future.

“One baby in a thousand is born wrong for the stars — an immune system that fails the instant it leaves Earth's air.”
from the catalogue description

Reading order →

Lunar ChroniclesSeries

seriesMarissa Meyer15 books2011

Fairy tale retelling, adventurous in tone, about political intrigue.

“Set in a futuristic world inhabited by various species and creatures, tensions are rising between Earth and its former colony Luna, while both attempt to manage an ongoing pandemic.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Fairest: Levana's Story →

MatchedSeries

seriesAlly Condie3 books2010

About rebellion and revolution.

“Ally Condie's dystopian trilogy follows Cassia, a teenager in a rigidly controlled Society that assigns citizens' spouses, careers, and even manner of death, after a glitch shows her a second face at her own Matching ceremony.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Matched →

Chaos WalkingSeries

seriesPatrick Ness5 books2008

Dark in tone.

Start with The Knife of Never Letting Go →

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 Cuentista?: Ender's Game — the closest match to Cuentista on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Cuentista?: The Last Cuentista. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Cuentista.
How big is Cuentista?: Cuentista is 3 books, 2021–2026.

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