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Books like Dream Archipelago: 9 series to read next

Dream Archipelago is science fiction and literary & general, about identity. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Dream Archipelago is 16 books, 1976–2020.

“Novels like The Affirmation and The Islanders, along with numerous short stories, revisit the setting from different, often contradictory angles rather than building one continuous narrative.”
from the catalogue description

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VALIS
Library of America P. K. Dick Collection
Earthsea
Fifth Child
Solar Cycle
Karl Glogauer
Southern Reach Trilogy
Answered Prayers
Twilight Zone

VALISSeries

seriesPhilip K. Dick4 books1981

Challenging in tone, about faith and religion.

“The title is an acronym for Vast Active Living Intelligence System, Dick's gnostic vision of God.”
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Start with VALIS →

Library of America P. K. Dick CollectionSeries

seriesPhilip K. Dick9 books1962

Set in near future.

“Technically banned, a novel called The Grasshopper Lies Heavy imagines a world where the Allies won instead — and its reclusive author, Hawthorne Abendsen, becomes an obsession for characters on every side.”
from the catalogue description of The Man in the High Castle

Start with The Man in the High Castle →

EarthseaUniverse

universe19 books1964

Epic fantasy, about wizards.

“There is a lesson every wizard of Earthsea learns young: to know a thing's true name is to hold its whole being, and to speak it is to move the balance of the world.”
from the catalogue description

Reading order →

Fifth ChildSeries

seriesDoris Lessing2 books1988

About parenthood.

Start with The Fifth Child →

Solar CycleSeries

seriesGene Wolfe18 books1980

Science fantasy, set in far future.

Start with The Cat →

Karl GlogauerSeries

seriesMichael Moorcock2 books1969

Science fiction, reflective and dark in tone, about identity.

“Michael Moorcock's two Karl Glogauer novels share a character rather than a plot.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Behold the Man →

Southern Reach TrilogySeries

seriesJeff VanderMeer4 books2014

Weird fiction and horror.

“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.”
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Start with Annihilation →

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

Start with Bones of the Moon →

Twilight ZoneUniverse

universe40 books1960

Science fiction, set in our world.

“Picture, if you will, an ordinary person on an ordinary afternoon: a tired salesman, a frightened child, a man who wants only to be left alone.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Stories from the Twilight Zone →

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.

Questions readers ask

What should I read after Dream Archipelago?: VALIS — the closest match to Dream Archipelago on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Dream Archipelago?: An Infinite Summer. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Dream Archipelago.
How big is Dream Archipelago?: Dream Archipelago is 16 books, 1976–2020.
Is Dream Archipelago finished?: Yes — 16 books, 1976–2020.

Books like Dream Archipelago: 9 series to read next

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