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Books like Parallelogram: 9 series to read next

Parallelogram 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.

Parallelogram is 3 books, 2011–2013.

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Kairos
Foundation
The Merchant Princes
Firebird (Claudia Gray)
WWW Trilogy
Library of America P. K. Dick Collection
Ender's Game
Southern Reach Trilogy
The Missing

KairosSeries

seriesMadeleine L'Engle11 books1962

Science fiction.

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FoundationUniverse

universe123 books1940

About robots, set in far future.

“There is a science that reads the future of quadrillions the way an astronomer reads the orbits of stars.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Foundation →

The Merchant PrincesSeries

seriesCharles Stross14 books2004

Science fantasy and alternate history, about political intrigue.

“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.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with The Family Trade →

Firebird (Claudia Gray)Series

seriesClaudia Gray4 books2014

About forbidden love.

“Marguerite's physicist parents' most astonishing invention, called the Firebird, allows users to jump into multiple universes.”
from the catalogue description of A Thousand Pieces of You

Start with A Thousand Pieces of You →

WWW TrilogySeries

seriesRobert J. Sawyer3 books2009

About artificial intelligence, set in north america.

Start with Wake →

Library of America P. K. Dick CollectionSeries

seriesPhilip K. Dick9 books1962

Set in near future.

“Technically banned, a novel called The Grasshopper Lies Heavy imagines a world where the Allies won instead — and its reclusive author, Hawthorne Abendsen, becomes an obsession for characters on every side.”
from the catalogue description of The Man in the High Castle

Start with The Man in the High Castle →

Ender's GameUniverse

universe39 books1977

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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Southern Reach TrilogySeries

seriesJeff VanderMeer4 books2014

Weird fiction and horror, eerie in tone, about madness.

“In 2013, Paramount Pictures bought the movie rights for the series, and a film adaptation of Annihilation was made with Alex Garland as writer-director.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Annihilation →

The MissingSeries

seriesMargaret Peterson Haddix10 books2008

Time travel, about coming of age, set in north america.

“Jonah Skidmore is one of the stolen children, and he, along with his non-adopted sister Katherine, must help return the missing kids to their rightful places in history and fix time before it is destroyed.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Found →

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 Parallelogram?: Kairos — the closest match to Parallelogram on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Parallelogram?: Into the Parallel. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Parallelogram.
How big is Parallelogram?: Parallelogram is 3 books, 2011–2013.

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