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Books like Karl Glogauer: 9 series to read next

Karl Glogauer is science fiction, about identity, reflective and dark in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Karl Glogauer is 2 books, 1969–1972.

“Michael Moorcock's two Karl Glogauer novels share a character rather than a plot.”
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VALIS
Todd Family
Between the Wars
A Clockwork Orange
Empire of the Sun
The Buckmaster Trilogy
A Man Lies Dreaming
Last Men
Deptford Trilogy

VALISSeries

seriesPhilip K. Dick4 books1981

Science fiction, reflective and challenging in tone, about identity and faith and religion.

“The title is an acronym for Vast Active Living Intelligence System, Dick's gnostic vision of God.”
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Todd FamilySeries

seriesKate Atkinson2 books2013

Bittersweet in tone, about grief and loss and family secrets.

“The companion novel A God in Ruins turns to Ursula's brother Teddy, a bomber pilot, following his one, single life forward from the war through old age.”
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Start with Life After Life →

Between the WarsSeries

seriesMichael Moorcock4 books1981

Historical fiction, about identity and war, set in early 20th century.

“An elderly shopkeeper in London writes a memoir of his youth in Ukraine in the early 1900s and his experiences during WWI and the Russian Revolution.”
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A Clockwork OrangeSeries

seriesAnthony Burgess4 books1962

Dystopia, about totalitarianism, set in near future and our world.

“After his crimes catch up with him, Alex is made the subject of a controversial state program meant to forcibly reform his behavior, and the novel uses his ordeal to question whether imposed goodness is worth the loss of free will.”
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Start with A Clockwork Orange →

Empire of the SunSeries

seriesJ. G. Ballard2 books1984

About coming of age, 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.”
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Start with Empire of the Sun →

The Buckmaster TrilogySeries

seriesPaul Kingsnorth3 books2014

Literary & general, dark in tone, set in british isles.

Start with The Wake →

A Man Lies DreamingSeries

seriesLavie Tidhar3 books2014

Alternate history, about totalitarianism, set in europe.

“The Lunacy Commission returns to related alternate-history material.”
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Start with A Man Lies Dreaming →

Last MenUniverse

universe21 books1930

Set in far future.

“Two billion years of human history, narrated at the speed of a geologist.”
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Deptford TrilogySeries

seriesRobertson Davies3 books1970

About family secrets, set in mid 20th century.

Start with Fifth Business →

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.

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What should I read after Karl Glogauer?: VALIS — the closest match to Karl Glogauer on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Karl Glogauer?: Behold the Man. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Karl Glogauer.
How big is Karl Glogauer?: Karl Glogauer is 2 books, 1969–1972.

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