Series

Books like Numenera: 9 series to read next

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

Numenera is 3 books, 2017–2019.

Gor
Tolkien's legendarium
Barsoom
Majipoor
Apprentice Adept
Dying Earth
Lord of Light
Alliance-Union
Narnia

GorSeries

seriesJohn Norman41 books1966

Sword and sorcery, dark in tone, about slavery and gender and society.

“The Gor series repeatedly depicts men abducting and physically and sexually brutalizing women, who grow to enjoy their submissive state.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Tarnsman of Gor →

Tolkien's legendariumUniverse

universe163 books1923

Fantasy.

“Before the seas were bent and the mountains raised, there was Music — and from that Music came Arda, and in the west of Middle-earth the long defeat and stubborn hope of those who dwell there.”
from the catalogue description

Reading order →

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

Science fiction, set in mars.

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

MajipoorSeries

seriesRobert Silverberg & Matthew J. Costello29 books1980

Science fantasy.

“The setting is a mixture of science fiction and fantasy elements.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Lord Valentine's Castle →

Apprentice AdeptSeries

seriesPiers Anthony7 books1980

Set in parallel universe.

“Phaze is a lush planet of magic, where Proton is a barren mining planet of science.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Split Infinity →

Dying EarthSeries

seriesJack Vance, Jeff VanderMeer, Dan Simmons, Lucius Shepard & Michael Shea27 books1950

Fantasy, about wizards.

“Vance returned to the setting in 1965 and thereafter, making it the first book in the Dying Earth series.”
from the catalogue description of The Dying Earth
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Start with The Dying Earth →

Lord of LightSeries

seriesRoger Zelazny, Shariann Lewitt & Steve Perry5 books1967

About gods and reincarnation.

“One of their own, called Sam, breaks with the pantheon to return forbidden knowledge to the ordinary people they rule, touching off a war among the self-styled gods.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Dawn →

Alliance-UnionUniverse

universe173 books1976

Science fiction.

“Around that spine cluster the merchanter novels of trader Families, the Faded Sun trilogy of human envoys among the martial alien Mri, and the Chanur books, narrated from the hierarchical, whiskered viewpoint of the hani.”
from the catalogue description

Reading order →

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

Reading order →

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 Numenera?: Gor — the closest match to Numenera on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Numenera?: The Night Clave. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Numenera.
How big is Numenera?: Numenera is 3 books, 2017–2019.

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