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Books like Kiteworld: 9 series to read next

Kiteworld is science fiction. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Kiteworld is 6 books, 1982–2000.

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Mortal Engines
Earthsea
His Dark Materials
Alyx
World of Ice and Fire
Narnia
Ender's Game
Childe Cycle
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Mortal EnginesUniverse

universe14 books2001

Post-apocalyptic and steampunk, about survival.

“In a world where the cities were put on wheels to outrun a war that ended in a single afternoon, Municipal Darwinism is the law: big towns eat small ones, strip them for parts and take their people aboard as citizens or as scrap.”
from the catalogue description

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EarthseaUniverse

universe19 books1964

Fantasy and epic fantasy, reflective in tone, about wizards.

“There is a lesson every wizard of Earthsea learns young: to know a thing's true name is to hold its whole being, and to speak it is to move the balance of the world.”
from the catalogue description

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His Dark MaterialsUniverse

universe13 books1995

Fantasy, set in parallel universe.

“In a world like ours and unlike it, every human soul walks outside the body in the shape of an animal — a daemon, who speaks, who cannot be lied to, and who settles into one fixed form only when childhood ends.”
from the catalogue description

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AlyxSeries

seriesJoanna Russ7 books1967

Science fiction.

Start with I Gave Her Sack and Sherry →

World of Ice and FireUniverse

universe19 books1980

Epic fantasy and fantasy, about political intrigue and war.

“Winter is coming, and the men who forget it die first.”
from the catalogue description

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NarniaUniverse

universe38 books1950

Fantasy and portal fantasy.

“Once there is a wardrobe at the back of a spare room, and behind the fur coats the wood gives way to snow, and a lamp-post burns alone among the trees.”
from the catalogue description

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Ender's GameUniverse

universe39 books1977

Science fiction, set in far future.

“To beat your enemy you must first understand him so completely that you love him — and in the instant you love him, you destroy him.”
from the catalogue description

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Childe CycleSeries

seriesGordon R. Dickson & David W. Wixon19 books1957

Military science fiction, about war, set in other star systems.

“The related short stories and novellas all center on the Dorsai, primarily members of the Graeme and Morgan families.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Act of Creation →

Stephen King multiverseUniverse

universe46 books1967

Dark in tone.

“The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Gunslinger →

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 Kiteworld?: Mortal Engines — the closest match to Kiteworld on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Kiteworld?: Kitemaster. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Kiteworld.
How big is Kiteworld?: Kiteworld is 6 books, 1982–2000.
Is Kiteworld finished?: Yes — 6 books, 1982–2000.

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