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

Hannibal's Children is alternate history, about political intrigue and war, set in alternate earth, adventurous in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Hannibal's Children is 2 books, 2002–2005.

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Clash of Eagles / The Hesperian Trilogy
The Leviathan Trilogy
Trail of Glory
Belisarius
Temeraire
Eden (Harry Harrison)
Paratime Police
Moorcock's Multiverse
The Riftwar

Clash of Eagles / The Hesperian TrilogySeries

seriesAlan Smale4 books2010

About colonialism, set in north america.

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The Leviathan TrilogySeries

seriesScott Westerfeld3 books2009

Steampunk, about genetic engineering, set in early 20th century.

“Set in an alternate First World War, Leviathan splits the belligerents into Clankers, who fight with mechanical walkers, and Darwinists, who fight with fabricated living creatures built from spliced DNA.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Leviathan →

Trail of GlorySeries

seriesEric Flint2 books2005

War & military, set in north america and 19th century.

“Eric Flint's acclaimed 1634: The Galileo Affair was a national bestseller from one of the most talked-about voices in his field.”
from the catalogue description of The Rivers of War

Start with The Rivers of War →

BelisariusSeries

seriesEric Flint & David Drake7 books1998

Science fiction.

“In northern India the Malwa have created an empire of unexampled evil.”
from the catalogue description of An Oblique Approach

Start with An Oblique Approach →

TemeraireSeries

seriesNaomi Novik48 books2006

Historical fantasy and fantasy, about dragons, set in 19th century.

Start with Temeraire →

Eden (Harry Harrison)Series

seriesHarry Harrison5 books1984

Science fiction, about survival and aliens, set in prehistoric.

“Harry Harrison's Eden trilogy imagines an Earth where the dinosaurs never died out, evolving instead into the Yilane, a technologically advanced reptilian civilization that shares the planet uneasily with early humans.”
from the catalogue description

Start with West of Eden →

Paratime PoliceSeries

seriesJohn F. Carr, H. Beam Piper, Roland J. Green, Eric Fisher & Wolfgang Diehr33 books1948

Science fiction.

“The protagonists of the stories are the Paratime Police, the organization that protects the secret of paratime travel.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with He Walked Around the Horses →

Moorcock's MultiverseUniverse

universe102 books1961

Set in secondary world.

“The Multiverse is not one world but an endless lattice of them, worlds folded within worlds, each a variation on the last — and through every one of them walks a single conscripted soul.”
from the catalogue description

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The RiftwarUniverse

universe44 books1982

Epic fantasy and fantasy, set in secondary world.

“On the world of Midkemia a tear opens in the air itself, a rift hung between stars, and through it march the armies of an empire from another world entirely.”
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 Hannibal's Children?: Clash of Eagles / The Hesperian Trilogy — the closest match to Hannibal's Children on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Hannibal's Children?: Hannibal's Children. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Hannibal's Children.
How big is Hannibal's Children?: Hannibal's Children is 2 books, 2002–2005.
Is Hannibal's Children finished?: Yes — 2 books, 2002–2005.

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