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Books like Johan Eschbach: 9 series to read next

Johan Eschbach is alternate history and science fiction, about political intrigue, set in alternate earth, tense in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Johan Eschbach is 3 books, 1994–2001.

“In this world, the Dutch never lost control of the Northeast, and France, Spain, and Chung Kao are today's superpowers, as is Columbia.”
from the catalogue description of Of Tangible Ghosts

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The Merchant Princes
The Themis Files
Dune
Without Warning
Robert Langdon
Small Change
Foundation
Little Brother
The Blue Ant Trilogy

The Merchant PrincesSeries

seriesCharles Stross14 books2004

Science fantasy, set in parallel universe and our world.

“In the series, there exist a number of parallel worlds, all of which are on the same geographical Earth but with different societies at different points of development.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with The Family Trade →

The Themis FilesSeries

seriesSylvain Neuvel3 books2015

About aliens and robots, set in our world.

“Sleeping Giants and its sequels are told almost entirely through interview transcripts conducted by an unnamed, evasive interrogator, giving the series a documentary, oral-history feel unusual for first-contact SF.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Sleeping Giants →

DuneUniverse

universe78 books1963

Space opera, set in far future and other star systems.

“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 →

Without WarningSeries

seriesJohn Birmingham3 books2008

About survival.

“The novels After America and Angels of Vengeance continue the story.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Without Warning →

Robert LangdonSeries

seriesDan Brown6 books2000

Thriller & suspense and mystery & detective, about faith and religion.

“The Robert Langdon novel series is named after Robert Langdon, the protagonist of the novels by American author Dan Brown.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Angels & Demons →

Small ChangeSeries

seriesJo Walton4 books2006

Thriller & suspense, about totalitarianism, set in british isles and mid 20th century.

“As the series begins, Britain itself slides toward fascism.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Farthing →

FoundationUniverse

universe123 books1940

About robots, set in far future.

“There is a science that reads the future of quadrillions the way an astronomer reads the orbits of stars.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Foundation →

Little BrotherSeries

seriesCory Doctorow7 books2008

About surveillance.

“Homeland continues Marcus's fight years later, and Attack Surface completes the trilogy; a companion story, 'Lawful Interception,' and other short pieces extend the same near-future world.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Little Brother →

The Blue Ant TrilogySeries

seriesWilliam Gibson3 books2003

Techno-thriller and thriller & suspense, about surveillance, set in big city.

“Set in August and September 2002, the story follows Cayce Pollard, a 32-year-old marketing consultant who has a psychological sensitivity to corporate symbols.”
from the catalogue description of Pattern Recognition
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Start with Pattern Recognition →

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 Johan Eschbach?: The Merchant Princes — the closest match to Johan Eschbach on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Johan Eschbach?: Of Tangible Ghosts. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Johan Eschbach.
How big is Johan Eschbach?: Johan Eschbach is 3 books, 1994–2001.

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