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Books like Orsinia: 9 series to read next

Orsinia is literary & general and historical fiction, reflective in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Orsinia is 16 books, 1961–1990.

“There's no ongoing plot connecting the pieces; Orsinia functions more as a shared place and history than a series with continuing characters.”
from the catalogue description

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Earthsea
Todd Family
Empire of the Sun
Kesh / Always Coming Home
Green Town
Erewhon
Sarantine Universe
The Jesus Sequence
Hainish

EarthseaUniverse

universe19 books1964

Epic fantasy, 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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Todd FamilySeries

seriesKate Atkinson2 books2013

About war, set in early 20th century and british isles.

“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.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Life After Life →

Empire of the SunSeries

seriesJ. G. Ballard2 books1984

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.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Empire of the Sun →

Kesh / Always Coming HomeSeries

seriesUrsula K. Le Guin & Todd Barton10 books1984

Literary & general and science fiction, reflective in tone, set in secondary world.

Start with Dira →

Green TownSeries

seriesRay Bradbury31 books1946

Set in north america and small town.

“Written more than four decades apart, the two novels share Bradbury's recurring setting and nostalgic, myth-making tone rather than a single continuous plot.”
from the catalogue description

Start with End of Summer →

ErewhonSeries

seriesSamuel Butler4 books1872

Satire, about class conflict.

Start with Erewhon, or, Over the Range →

Sarantine UniverseSeries

seriesGuy Gavriel Kay8 books1995

Historical fantasy.

“Each novel stands alone, but together they trace centuries of the same fictional world, distinct from Kay's separate Sarantine Mosaic duology.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Last Light of the Sun →

The Jesus SequenceSeries

seriesJ. M. Coetzee3 books2013

Challenging in tone.

Start with The Childhood of Jesus →

HainishSeries

seriesUrsula K. Le Guin33 books1964

Set in far future and other star systems.

“The Hainish Cycle consists of a number of science fiction novels and stories by Ursula K. Le Guin.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Rocannon's World →

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 Orsinia?: Earthsea — the closest match to Orsinia on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Orsinia?: Orsinian Tales. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Orsinia.
How big is Orsinia?: Orsinia is 16 books, 1961–1990.
Is Orsinia finished?: Yes — 16 books, 1961–1990.

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