Series
Books like Herland: 9 series to read next
Herland is literary & general, about gender and society and colonialism, set in early 20th century, reflective in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.
Herland is 2 books, 1915–1916.
- Whileaway
- The Unreal and the Real: Selected Stories of Ursula K. Le Guin
- Erewhon
- Karl Glogauer
- VALIS
- Todd Family
- Children of Violence
- The Collected Science Fiction and Fantasy of Jack London
- Green Town
- WhileawaySeries
seriesJoanna Russ4 books1972
Set in contemporary.
matchedreflectivegender and societyscience fictionchallenging
seriesUrsula K. Le Guin2 books2012
matchedreflectiveliterary & generalgender and societychallenging
- ErewhonSeries
seriesSamuel Butler4 books1872
Set in secondary world.
matchedreflectiveliterary & generalscience fictionsatireclass conflict
- Karl GlogauerSeries
seriesMichael Moorcock2 books1969
Dark in tone, about identity.
matchedreflectivescience fiction
- VALISSeries
seriesPhilip K. Dick4 books1981
About faith and religion and identity.
matchedreflectivescience fictionchallenging
- Todd FamilySeries
seriesKate Atkinson2 books2013
Historical fiction, bittersweet in tone, about grief and loss, set in british isles.
matchedearly 20th centuryreflectiveliterary & generalwar
- Children of ViolenceSeries
seriesDoris Lessing5 books1952
About coming of age and identity, set in mid 20th century and africa.
matchedliterary & generalreflective
seriesJack London6 books1906
Science fiction, set in early 20th century and our world.
matchedearly 20th centuryscience fictionour world
- Green TownSeries
seriesRay Bradbury31 books1946
About coming of age, set in small town and mid 20th century.
matchedliterary & generalreflectivenorth america
Read next in Herland
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 Herland?
- Whileaway — the closest match to Herland on what it is about, not on what sells.
- Where do I start with Herland?
- Herland. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Herland.
- How big is Herland?
- Herland is 2 books, 1915–1916.
- Is Herland finished?
- Yes — 2 books, 1915–1916.










