Series

Books like Georgia Stories: 9 series to read next

Georgia Stories is literary & general, set in north america and contemporary. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Georgia Stories is 16 books, 1982–2017.

The Georgia Stories page →Narrow this list →

Green Town
Things
Empire of the Sun
A Visit from the Goon Squad
Shadow of Ashland
The Horatio Stubbs Saga
Hearts in Atlantis
Earthsea
Children of Violence

Green TownSeries

seriesRay Bradbury31 books1946

Literary & general, reflective in tone, about coming of age, set in north america and mid 20th century.

“Written more than four decades apart, the two novels share Bradbury's recurring setting and nostalgic, myth-making tone rather than a single continuous plot.”
from the catalogue description

Start with End of Summer →

ThingsSeries

seriesAndrew Clements3 books2002

“The platinum edition includes a short interview with Andrew Clements and a redesigned cover.”
from the catalogue description of Things Not Seen

Start with Things Not Seen →

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 →

A Visit from the Goon SquadSeries

seriesJennifer Egan2 books2010

“The Candy House returns to several of the same characters and their descendants a decade later, in a world reshaped by a technology that lets people access and share their memories.”
from the catalogue description

Start with A Visit from the Goon Squad →

Shadow of AshlandSeries

seriesTerence M. Green3 books1996

Literary & general, reflective in tone, set in north america.

“In the depths of the Great Depression, Jack Radey left his home in Toronto to seek a better life in the United States.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Shadow of Ashland →

The Horatio Stubbs SagaSeries

seriesBrian W. Aldiss3 books1970

Set in british isles.

“The three novels, spanning 1970 to 1978, were collected as the omnibus The Horatio Stubbs Saga in 1985.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Hand-Reared Boy →

Hearts in AtlantisSeries

seriesStephen King6 books1994

Literary & general, set in north america and mid 20th century.

Start with Low Men in Yellow Coats →

EarthseaUniverse

universe19 books1964

Fantasy and epic fantasy, about wizards, set in secondary world.

“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 →

Children of ViolenceSeries

seriesDoris Lessing5 books1952

Set in africa.

Start with Martha Quest →

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 Georgia Stories?: Green Town — the closest match to Georgia Stories on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Georgia Stories?: Unlikely Friends. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Georgia Stories.
How big is Georgia Stories?: Georgia Stories is 16 books, 1982–2017.
Is Georgia Stories finished?: Yes — 16 books, 1982–2017.

Books like Georgia Stories: 9 series to read next

Read next in Georgia Stories

Why these

Questions readers ask

Other series like this one