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Books like In the Beginning: 9 series to read next

In the Beginning is historical fiction, about coming of age, set in prehistoric and our world, reflective in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

In the Beginning is 2 books, 1972–1973.

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Earth's Children
Empire of the Sun
Kin
Fire-Hunter
Tripods
Mammoth
This Immortal
Shade's Children milieu
Every Day

Earth's ChildrenSeries

seriesJean M. Auel6 books1980

Set in europe.

“Although Auel had previously mentioned in interviews that there would be a seventh novel, publicity announcements for the sixth confirmed that it would be the final book in the sequence.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with The Clan of the Cave Bear →

Empire of the SunSeries

seriesJ. G. Ballard2 books1984

Set in east asia.

“J. G. Ballard's Empire of the Sun draws on his own childhood to follow Jim, a British boy separated from his parents in Japanese-occupied Shanghai during World War II and interned in a civilian camp for the rest of the war.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Empire of the Sun →

KinSeries

seriesPeter Dickinson4 books1998

“When cut off from their kin and lost in the desert 200,000 years ago, Suth and five other orphans struggle to survive and to find their way to safety.”
from the catalogue description of Suth's Story

Start with Suth's Story →

Fire-HunterSeries

seriesJim Kjelgaard & David Drake2 books1951

Adventure, adventurous in tone.

“The main character learns many inovations to improve his hunting skills and therefore his survival.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Fire-Hunter →

TripodsSeries

seriesJohn Christopher4 books1967

Tense in tone, about aliens and rebellion and revolution, set in near future.

“The first two books were the basis of a science fiction TV series, produced in the United Kingdom in the 1980s.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with When the Tripods Came →

MammothSeries

seriesStephen Baxter3 books1999

Hard science fiction, adventurous in tone.

“The books in it were published between 1999 and 2001.”
from the catalogue description of Silverhair

Start with Silverhair →

This ImmortalSeries

seriesHarry Turtledove & Roger Zelazny2 books1966

Adventurous in tone, about immortality and aliens, set in far future.

Start with This Immortal →

Shade's Children milieuSeries

seriesGarth Nix2 books1997

Dystopia, dark in tone, about rebellion and revolution, set in near future.

Start with Shade's Children →

Every DaySeries

seriesDavid Levithan3 books2012

Fantasy, about body swap, set in contemporary.

“David Levithan's Every Day follows A, a consciousness with no fixed body who wakes each morning inside a different person's life, and who falls for a girl named Rhiannon despite the impossibility of ever staying in one body to be with her.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Every Day →

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 In the Beginning?: Earth's Children — the closest match to In the Beginning on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with In the Beginning?: In the Beginning. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for In the Beginning.
How big is In the Beginning?: In the Beginning is 2 books, 1972–1973.
Is In the Beginning finished?: Yes — 2 books, 1972–1973.

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