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Books like Hothouse: 9 series to read next

Hothouse is science fiction, set in far future and jungle. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Hothouse is 6 books, 1961–1962.

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Mortal Engines
Mara and Dann
The Triffids
Saint Leibowitz
Dune
Burl
Pax / Astra
The Obernewtyn Chronicles
Hiero Desteen Universe

Mortal EnginesUniverse

universe14 books2001

Post-apocalyptic and 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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Mara and DannSeries

seriesDoris Lessing2 books1999

Post-apocalyptic, about coming of age.

“Told to forget their real names forever or be killed, the brother and sister live for years among the primitive Rock People, taken in by one of their own kind but always outcasts.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Mara and Dann →

The TriffidsSeries

seriesJohn Whitbourn, John Wyndham & Simon Clark3 books1951

Post-apocalyptic, set in british isles.

“Together the three novels form a loose post-apocalyptic trilogy built on Wyndham's original premise rather than a tightly plotted single story.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Day of the Triffids →

Saint LeibowitzSeries

seriesWalter M. Miller & Jr.6 books1955

Post-apocalyptic, about faith and religion, set in north america.

“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 →

DuneUniverse

universe78 books1963

Space opera, about political intrigue.

“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 →

BurlSeries

seriesMurray Leinster4 books1920

Science fiction, about survival, set in far future and other star systems.

“Burl, born into this stranded, near-primitive community, has to out-think these giant predators to keep his people alive.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Mad Planet →

Pax / AstraSeries

seriesAndre Norton2 books1954

Tense in tone.

“Star Flight appears to be a later omnibus or reissue rather than a third original novel.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Stars Are Ours! →

The Obernewtyn ChroniclesSeries

seriesIsobelle Carmody9 books1987

Post-apocalyptic and fantasy, about psychic powers.

“Carmody began writing it at the age of fourteen, and reworked the novel through high school and university.”
from the catalogue description of Obernewtyn
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Start with Obernewtyn →

Hiero Desteen UniverseSeries

seriesSterling E. Lanier & Lucy Andrews Cummin3 books1973

Post-apocalyptic.

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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 Hothouse?: Mortal Engines — the closest match to Hothouse on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Hothouse?: Evergreen. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Hothouse.
How big is Hothouse?: Hothouse is 6 books, 1961–1962.
Is Hothouse finished?: Yes — 6 books, 1961–1962.

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