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Books like Erewhon: 9 series to read next

Erewhon is literary & general and satire, about class conflict, set in secondary world, reflective in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Erewhon is 4 books, 1872–2023.

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Earthsea
New Crobuzon
Neveryon
Zimiamvian Trilogy
Red Queen
Narnia
Tolkien's legendarium
Discworld
Kyralia series

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

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New CrobuzonSeries

seriesChina Miéville4 books2000

Weird fiction, dark in tone.

“The New Crobuzon books are three standalone novels by China Miéville set in and around New Crobuzon, a vast, corrupt industrial city in his invented world of Bas-Lag where magic, biopunk technology, and several sentient species coexist.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Perdido Street Station →

NeveryonSeries

seriesSamuel R. Delany19 books1979

Sword and sorcery.

Start with Tales of Nevèrÿon →

Zimiamvian TrilogySeries

seriesE. R. Eddison4 books1922

Epic fantasy, about political intrigue and court intrigue.

“Dissolution of the realm seems certain as alliances are formed and begin to intrigue against each other.”
from the catalogue description of Mistress of Mistresses
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Start with Mistress of Mistresses →

Red QueenSeries

seriesVictoria Aveyard14 books2015

Tense and dark in tone, about rebellion and revolution.

“Victoria Aveyard's debut novel opens a four-book main sequence - Red Queen, Glass Sword, King's Cage, War Storm - plus the interstitial novella Cruel Crown and the epilogue novella Broken Throne.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Queen Song →

NarniaUniverse

universe38 books1950

Portal fantasy.

“Once there is a wardrobe at the back of a spare room, and behind the fur coats the wood gives way to snow, and a lamp-post burns alone among the trees.”
from the catalogue description

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Tolkien's legendariumUniverse

universe163 books1923

Fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Before the seas were bent and the mountains raised, there was Music — and from that Music came Arda, and in the west of Middle-earth the long defeat and stubborn hope of those who dwell there.”
from the catalogue description

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DiscworldUniverse

universe84 books1983

Fantasy, funny in tone, set in secondary world.

“Death speaks IN SMALL CAPITALS and rides a horse called Binky.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Guards! Guards! →

Kyralia seriesUniverse

universe8 books2001

Epic fantasy, about wizards and political intrigue.

“Once a year the magicians of Kyralia sweep the beggars out of the capital, and once a year the beggars throw stones.”
from the catalogue description

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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 Erewhon?: Earthsea — the closest match to Erewhon on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Erewhon?: Erewhon, or, Over the Range. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Erewhon.
How big is Erewhon?: Erewhon is 4 books, 1872–2023.
Is Erewhon finished?: Yes — 4 books, 1872–2023.

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