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Books like Earth's Children: 9 series to read next

Earth's Children is historical fiction, about coming of age and survival, set in prehistoric and europe. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Earth's Children is 6 books, 1980–2011.

“Although Auel had previously mentioned in interviews that there would be a seventh novel, publicity announcements for the sixth confirmed that it would be the final book in the sequence.”
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Ibandi
Empire of the Sun
Fire-Hunter
Felix
Kin
Christ the Lord
Theseus
First North Americans
The Ivory Carver Trilogy

IbandiSeries

seriesSteven Barnes2 books2006

Set in africa.

“Thirty thousand years ago, in the heart of the African continent and in the shadow of the largest freestanding mountain in the world, lived the Ibandi.”
from the catalogue description of Great Sky Woman

Start with Great Sky Woman →

Empire of the SunSeries

seriesJ. G. Ballard2 books1984

Set in east asia.

“J. G. Ballard's Empire of the Sun draws on his own childhood to follow Jim, a British boy separated from his parents in Japanese-occupied Shanghai during World War II and interned in a civilian camp for the rest of the war.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Empire of the Sun →

Fire-HunterSeries

seriesJim Kjelgaard & David Drake2 books1951

Adventure.

“The main character learns many inovations to improve his hunting skills and therefore his survival.”
from the catalogue description

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FelixSeries

seriesJoan Aiken3 books1977

Adventure, set in 19th century.

“In 1821, an orphaned twelve-year-old boy runs away from his unhappy home in Spain to England where he tries to find his father's family.”
from the catalogue description of Go Saddle the Sea

Start with Go Saddle the Sea →

KinSeries

seriesPeter Dickinson4 books1998

“When cut off from their kin and lost in the desert 200,000 years ago, Suth and five other orphans struggle to survive and to find their way to safety.”
from the catalogue description of Suth's Story

Start with Suth's Story →

Christ the LordSeries

seriesAnne Rice2 books2005

Set in middle east and ancient world.

“Rice wrote the novel after returning to the Catholic Church in 1998.”
from the catalogue description of Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt

Start with Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt →

TheseusSeries

seriesMary Renault2 books1958

Mythic fantasy, about quests, set in mediterranean and ancient world.

“Renault wrote a sequel, The Bull from the Sea, in 1962.”
from the catalogue description of The King Must Die

Start with The King Must Die →

First North AmericansSeries

seriesKathleen O'Neal Gear & W. Michael Gear34 books1990

Set in north america.

“The remaining novels cover a wide variety of times and settings, most standalone stories in no particular order, ranging from tropical Florida in the 6th millennium BC to the Chaco Empire of the Southwest in the 13th century AD.”
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Start with People of the Wolf →

The Ivory Carver TrilogySeries

seriesSue Harrison3 books1990

Set in north america.

“During the last Ice Age, a young Indian woman embarks on a personal quest for survival and revenge.”
from the catalogue description of Mother Earth Father Sky
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Start with Mother Earth Father Sky →

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 Earth's Children?: Ibandi — the closest match to Earth's Children on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Earth's Children?: The Clan of the Cave Bear. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Earth's Children.
How big is Earth's Children?: Earth's Children is 6 books, 1980–2011.

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