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Books like Karen Memory: 9 series to read next

Karen Memory is steampunk, set in 19th century and north america, adventurous in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Karen Memory is 4 books, 2014–2025.

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Temeraire
Gideon Smith
The League of Seven
Clockwork Century Universe
Hunchback Assignments / Modo: Mission Clockwork
Henry Sturges
Diamond Thief
Wolves Chronicles
The Anubis Gates

TemeraireSeries

seriesNaomi Novik48 books2006

Alternate history, about dragons and war.

Start with Temeraire →

Gideon SmithSeries

seriesDavid Barnett7 books2013

Alternate history, set in british isles and alternate earth.

“Airships ply the skies and Queen Victoria presides over three-quarters of the known world, including the East Coast of America, following the failed revolution of 1775.”
from the catalogue description of Gideon Smith and the Mechanical Girl

Start with Gideon Smith and the Mechanical Girl →

The League of SevenSeries

seriesAlan Gratz4 books2014

Tense in tone.

“When an alternate 1875 steam-driven America rediscovers electricity, the Mangleborn monsters, and the secret society to protect humanity from them and 12-year-old Archie must assemble a team of seven young heroes.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The League of Seven →

Clockwork Century UniverseSeries

seriesCherie Priest8 books2008

Steampunk, adventurous in tone, set in 19th century and north america.

Start with Boneshaker →

Hunchback Assignments / Modo: Mission ClockworkSeries

seriesArthur Slade5 books2009

About shapeshifters.

“A gripping new series combines Steampunk, spying, and a fantastic Victorian London.The mysterious Mr. Socrates rescues Modo, a child in a traveling freak show.”
from the catalogue description of The Hunchback Assignments

Start with The Hunchback Assignments →

Henry SturgesSeries

seriesSeth Grahame-Smith2 books2010

Horror, dark in tone, about vampires.

Start with Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter →

Diamond ThiefSeries

seriesSharon Gosling3 books2014

Adventure, set in europe and british isles.

“No one performs on the circus trapeze like 16-year-old Rémy Brunel.”
from the catalogue description of The Diamond Thief

Start with The Diamond Thief →

Wolves ChroniclesSeries

seriesJoan Aiken12 books1962

Adventure, set in british isles.

“The Wolves Chronicles is Joan Aiken's long-running alternate-history series for young readers, set in a nineteenth-century England ruled by the Stuart dynasty and beset by wolves that have migrated across a Channel land-bridge.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Wolves of Willoughby Chase →

The Anubis GatesSeries

seriesTim Powers3 books1983

Time travel, mysterious in tone, set in british isles.

“The plot concerns an English professor who participates in a time travel experiment and ends up trapped in the 19th century.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Anubis Gates →

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 Karen Memory?: Temeraire — the closest match to Karen Memory on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Karen Memory?: Karen Memory. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Karen Memory.
How big is Karen Memory?: Karen Memory is 4 books, 2014–2025.

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