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Books like Mode: 9 series to read next

Mode is science fiction, set in parallel universe and contemporary. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Mode is 4 books, 1991–2001.

“Like many of Anthony's other fictional works, it explores many themes and ideas.”
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InterWorld
Whileaway
The Merchant Princes
Neanderthal Parallax
Richard Forthrast
Dune
Barsoom
The World of Tiers
His Dark Materials

InterWorldSeries

seriesMichael Reaves, Mallory Reaves & Neil Gaiman3 books2007

Portal fantasy and fantasy, about coming of age.

“Michael Reaves developed the story with Neil Gaiman, and Reaves's daughter Mallory Reaves co-wrote the two sequels.”
from the catalogue description

Start with InterWorld →

WhileawaySeries

seriesJoanna Russ4 books1972

Reflective in tone.

Start with When It Changed →

The Merchant PrincesSeries

seriesCharles Stross14 books2004

Alternate history, tense in tone, about political intrigue, set in 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.”
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Start with The Family Trade →

Neanderthal ParallaxSeries

seriesRobert J. Sawyer3 books2002

Alternate history.

“The societal, spiritual, and technological differences between the two worlds form the focus of the story.”
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Start with Hominids →

Richard ForthrastSeries

seriesNeal Stephenson2 books2011

Set in our world and north america.

“The sequel Fall; or, Dodge in Hell shifts registers entirely, following Richard's digitally preserved mind after death into an afterlife simulation built from his scanned brain.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Reamde →

DuneUniverse

universe78 books1963

Space opera, about political intrigue, 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 →

BarsoomSeries

seriesEdgar Rice Burroughs, Rob Dorsey, Geary Gravel, Ann Tonsor Zeddies, Stuart Moore, Austin Grossman, Bebe Balocca, Catherynne M. Valente, Chris Claremont, Chuck Dixon, David Barr Kirtley, Garth Nix, Genevieve Valentine, Joe R. Lansdale, John Coleman Burroughs, John Joseph Adams, Jonathan Maberry, L. E. Modesitt, Jr., Mike Resnick, Peter S. Beagle, Robin Wasserman, S. M. Stirling, Theodora Goss, Tobias S. Buckell & William Gilmour53 books1917

Set in mars.

“Barsoom is a fictional representation of the planet Mars created by American pulp fiction author Edgar Rice Burroughs.”
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Start with A Princess of Mars →

The World of TiersSeries

seriesPhilip José Farmer, David Bischoff & S. M. Stirling9 books1965

About immortality, set in secondary world.

Start with The Maker of Universes →

His Dark MaterialsUniverse

universe13 books1995

Fantasy, about coming of age.

“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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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 Mode?: InterWorld — the closest match to Mode on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Mode?: Virtual Mode. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Mode.
How big is Mode?: Mode is 4 books, 1991–2001.

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