Series
Books like Pandora's: 9 series to read next
Pandora's is science fiction, set in far future and our world. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.
Pandora's is 3 books, 1985–2015.
“In this absorbing and unique novel, Kathryn Lance asks how far the folly of mankind can go, how much science can be substituted for nature, before the imbalance proves disastrous.”
from the catalogue description of Pandora's Genes
- The Pure Trilogy
- Dune
- The Hunger Games
- Maurai
- The Triffids
- Ship Breaker
- Foundation
- The Fire Sermon
- Patternist
- The Pure TrilogySeries
seriesJulianna Baggott3 books2012
Science fiction and dystopia, tense and dark in tone, set in our world and far future.
matchedour worldfar futurescience fictiontensedarkdystopia
- DuneUniverse
universe78 books1963
Space opera, set in other star systems.
matchedfar futurescience fictionpolitical intrigue
- The Hunger GamesUniverse
universe5 books2008
About totalitarianism, set in north america.
matchedfar futurescience fictiontensedarkdystopiasurvivalrebellion and revolution
- MauraiSeries
seriesPoul Anderson6 books1959
Science fiction and post-apocalyptic, about ecological collapse and political intrigue, set in our world and far future.
matchedour worldfar futurescience fictionpost-apocalypticecological collapsepolitical intrigue
- The TriffidsSeries
seriesJohn Whitbourn, John Wyndham & Simon Clark3 books1951
Set in british isles.
matchedour worldscience fictiondarkpost-apocalypticsurvival
- Ship BreakerSeries
seriesPaolo Bacigalupi3 books2010
Set in north america and near future.
matchedscience fictiontensedarkpost-apocalypticsurvival
- The Fire SermonSeries
seriesFrancesca Haig3 books2015
About psychic powers.
matchedour worldfar futurescience fictiontensedarkpost-apocalypticdystopia
- PatternistSeries
seriesOctavia E. Butler6 books1976
Science fiction, dark in tone, about genetic engineering.
matchedscience fictiondarkgenetic engineering
Read next in Pandora's
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 Pandora's?
- The Pure Trilogy — the closest match to Pandora's on what it is about, not on what sells.
- Where do I start with Pandora's?
- Pandora's Genes. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Pandora's.
- How big is Pandora's?
- Pandora's is 3 books, 1985–2015.
- Is Pandora's finished?
- Yes — 3 books, 1985–2015.











