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Books like H. G. Wells' Time Machine: 9 series to read next

H. G. Wells' Time Machine is science fiction and time travel, set in far future. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

H. G. Wells' Time Machine is 51 books across 2 series, 1888–2024.

“The Time Traveller throws his lever, and the laboratory dissolves into grey — day and night beating like a pulse, the sun streaking into a band of fire, the years falling away by the thousand.”
from the catalogue description

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Foundation
Hainish
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame
H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds
Maurai
Dune
Future History
Kairos
Commonwealth

FoundationUniverse

universe123 books1940

About robots.

“There is a science that reads the future of quadrillions the way an astronomer reads the orbits of stars.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Foundation →

HainishSeries

seriesUrsula K. Le Guin33 books1964

Set in other star systems.

“The Hainish Cycle consists of a number of science fiction novels and stories by Ursula K. Le Guin.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Rocannon's World →

The Science Fiction Hall of FameSeries

seriesBen Bova, Algis Budrys, Arthur C. Clarke, Geo. W. Proctor, H. G. Wells, Robert Silverberg, Terry Carr & Theodore R. Cogswell11 books1895

“The greatest science fiction stories of all time chosen by the members of the Science Fiction Writers of America.”
from the catalogue description of The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One

Start with The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One →

H. G. Wells' War of the WorldsUniverse

universe65 books1898

Alien invasion.

“No one would have believed, in the closing years of the nineteenth century, that human affairs were being watched keenly and closely from the timeless worlds of space.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The War of the Worlds →

MauraiSeries

seriesPoul Anderson6 books1959

About political intrigue.

“The Maurai dominate the Pacific and Indian Oceans.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with The Sky People →

DuneUniverse

universe78 books1963

Space opera, about political intrigue, set in other star systems.

“The desert planet, where empire runs on a single substance: the spice melange, which folds space, prolongs life, and unlocks prescience, and which exists nowhere else in the known universe.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Dune →

Future HistorySeries

seriesRobert A. Heinlein42 books1939

Science fiction.

“The term Future History was coined by John W. Campbell Jr. in the February 1941 issue of Astounding Science Fiction.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Life-Line →

KairosSeries

seriesMadeleine L'Engle11 books1962

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CommonwealthUniverse

universe12 books2002

Space opera.

“Step aboard the train at the Second Chance terminal and ride the wormhole to another star.”
from the catalogue description

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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 H. G. Wells' Time Machine?: Foundation — the closest match to H. G. Wells' Time Machine on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with H. G. Wells' Time Machine?: The Time Machine. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for H. G. Wells' Time Machine, which is a whole world rather than one run.
How big is H. G. Wells' Time Machine?: H. G. Wells' Time Machine is 51 books across 2 series, 1888–2024.

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