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Books like Horseclans: 9 series to read next

Horseclans is science fiction and post-apocalyptic, about survival, set in north america, adventurous in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Horseclans is 22 books, 1975–1989.

“After another 400 years of searching, he has decided to return 'home' to the HorseClans, having found none of his ilk.”
from the catalogue description of The Coming of the Horseclans
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Mortal Engines
Saint Leibowitz
The Hunger Games
Old Man's War
Hiero Desteen Universe
The Change / The Event
Survivalist
Empire of Man
Known Space

Mortal EnginesUniverse

universe14 books2001

Steampunk.

“In a world where the cities were put on wheels to outrun a war that ended in a single afternoon, Municipal Darwinism is the law: big towns eat small ones, strip them for parts and take their people aboard as citizens or as scrap.”
from the catalogue description

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Saint LeibowitzSeries

seriesWalter M. Miller & Jr.6 books1955

About faith and religion.

“Together the two novels form a sparse, decades-spanning series about memory, faith, and the cycles of civilization.”
from the catalogue description

Start with A Canticle for Leibowitz →

The Hunger GamesUniverse

universe5 books2008

Dystopia, about rebellion and revolution and totalitarianism.

“Panem, they call it now — a nation raised on the drowned bones of North America, a glittering Capitol ringed by twelve districts it once starved into obedience.”
from the catalogue description

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Old Man's WarSeries

seriesJohn Scalzi16 books2005

Military science fiction and space opera, set in space and other star systems.

“Sign a document at 65, saying you intend to join up 10 years later.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Old Man's War →

Hiero Desteen UniverseSeries

seriesSterling E. Lanier & Lucy Andrews Cummin3 books1973

Science fiction and post-apocalyptic, about survival, set in far future.

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The Change / The EventSeries

seriesS. M. Stirling, A. M. Dellamonica, Diana L. Paxson, Emily Mah, Harry Turtledove, Jane Lindskold, Jody Lynn Nye, John Barnes, John Birmingham, John J. Miller, Kier Salmon, Lauren C. Teffeau, M. T. Reiten, Terry England, Victor Milán & Walter Jon Williams41 books1998

Post-apocalyptic and science fiction, adventurous in tone, set in north america.

“Sixteen different authors, coordinated by Stirling, each contribute stories set in various corners of the suddenly de-industrialized world as survivors scramble to rebuild.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Change: Tales of Downfall and Rebirth →

SurvivalistSeries

seriesJerry Ahern, Bob Anderson, Sharon Ahern & Sean Ellis41 books1981

Set in near future.

Start with Total War →

Empire of ManSeries

seriesDavid Weber & John Ringo4 books2001

Military science fiction and space opera, set in other star systems.

Start with March Upcountry →

Known SpaceUniverse

universe142 books1964

About aliens, set in space and other star systems.

“Give a clever species a few centuries and a working fusion drive, and it will fill the sky with problems.”
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.

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What should I read after Horseclans?: Mortal Engines — the closest match to Horseclans on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Horseclans?: The Coming of the Horseclans. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Horseclans.
How big is Horseclans?: Horseclans is 22 books, 1975–1989.

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