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Books like Impossible Times: 9 series to read next

Impossible Times is science fiction and time travel, set in our world. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Impossible Times is 3 books, from 2019.

“In January 1986, fifteen-year-old boy-genius Nick Hayes discovers he’s dying.”
from the catalogue description of One Word Kill

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Kairos
Austin Family
The Bright Sessions
The Girl from Everywhere
Ormingat Trilogy
The Gideon Trilogy
Sweep / Wicca (UK)
Time Travelers Never Die
Oxford Time Travel

KairosSeries

seriesMadeleine L'Engle11 books1962

Science fiction.

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Austin FamilySeries

seriesMadeleine L'Engle4 books1963

Set in north america.

“Although Vicky will later appear in three novels that have fantasy and/or science fiction themes, there are no such elements in The Moon By Night.”
from the catalogue description of The Moon by Night

Start with The Moon by Night →

The Bright SessionsSeries

seriesLauren Shippen3 books2019

About psychic powers and identity, set in north america and contemporary.

“Caleb Michaels is a sixteen-year-old champion running back.”
from the catalogue description of The Infinite Noise

Start with The Infinite Noise →

The Girl from EverywhereSeries

seriesHeidi Heilig2 books2016

Fantasy, adventurous in tone, about forbidden love, set in at sea.

“Sixteen-year-old Nix has sailed across the globe and through centuries aboard her time-traveling father's ship.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Girl from Everywhere →

Ormingat TrilogySeries

seriesSylvia Waugh3 books2000

About aliens, set in contemporary.

“For almost as long as he can remember, Tom has lived happily in Belthorp.”
from the catalogue description of Space Race

Start with Space Race →

The Gideon TrilogySeries

seriesLinda Buckley-Archer3 books2006

Adventurous in tone.

Start with Gideon the Cutpurse →

Sweep / Wicca (UK)Series

seriesCate Tiernan15 books2001

Urban fantasy, about witches, set in contemporary.

“Morgan and her best friend, Bree, are introduced to Wicca when a gorgeous senior named Cal invites them to join his new coven.”
from the catalogue description of Book of Shadows

Start with Book of Shadows →

Time Travelers Never DieSeries

seriesJack McDevitt2 books1996

Set in contemporary.

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Oxford Time TravelSeries

seriesConnie Willis6 books1982

About survival, set in europe.

“Connie Willis's Oxford Time Travel novels are set at a near-future Oxford University where historians travel into the past as observers, constrained by a version of history that resists any change large enough to alter real events.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Fire Watch →

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 Impossible Times?: Kairos — the closest match to Impossible Times on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Impossible Times?: One Word Kill. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Impossible Times.
How big is Impossible Times?: Impossible Times is 3 books, from 2019.

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