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Books like Passion Blue: 9 series to read next

Passion Blue is historical fiction, set in renaissance and early modern and europe. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Passion Blue is 2 books, 2012–2014.

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Earth's Children
Empire of the Sun
The Conqueror's Trilogy
The Giver
The Baroque Cycle
Christ the Lord
Minoan Wings
Orsinia
Felix

Earth's ChildrenSeries

seriesJean M. Auel6 books1980

About survival, set in prehistoric.

“Although Auel had previously mentioned in interviews that there would be a seventh novel, publicity announcements for the sixth confirmed that it would be the final book in the sequence.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with The Clan of the Cave Bear →

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 →

The Conqueror's TrilogySeries

seriesKiersten White3 books2016

Dark in tone, about political intrigue and sibling rivalry, set in middle east.

“Ever since she and her gentle younger brother, Radu, were wrenched from their homeland of Wallachia and abandoned by their father to be raised in the Ottoman courts, Lada has known that being ruthless is the key to survival.”
from the catalogue description of And I Darken

Start with And I Darken →

The GiverSeries

seriesLois Lowry5 books1993

Dystopia and science fiction, set in far future and secondary world.

“Each book has a different protagonist but is set in the same futuristic era.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with The Giver →

The Baroque CycleSeries

seriesNeal Stephenson11 books2003

Historical fiction, set in europe and renaissance and early modern.

“The sciences of cryptology and numismatics feature heavily in the series, as they do in some of Stephenson's other works.”
from the catalogue description
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Reading order →

Christ the LordSeries

seriesAnne Rice2 books2005

About faith and religion, set in middle east and ancient world.

“Rice wrote the novel after returning to the Catholic Church in 1998.”
from the catalogue description of Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt

Start with Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt →

Minoan WingsSeries

seriesWendy Orr3 books2016

About survival, set in ancient world and mediterranean.

“After being abandoned by her birth mother, orphaned by her adopted family, and cast out by others, Aissa decides her only escape is to dance for the Bull King.”
from the catalogue description of Dragonfly Song

Start with Dragonfly Song →

OrsiniaSeries

seriesUrsula K. Le Guin16 books1961

Literary & general.

“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

Start with Orsinian Tales →

FelixSeries

seriesJoan Aiken3 books1977

Adventure, adventurous in tone, set in 19th century.

“In 1821, an orphaned twelve-year-old boy runs away from his unhappy home in Spain to England where he tries to find his father's family.”
from the catalogue description of Go Saddle the Sea

Start with Go Saddle the Sea →

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 Passion Blue?: Earth's Children — the closest match to Passion Blue on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Passion Blue?: Passion Blue. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Passion Blue.
How big is Passion Blue?: Passion Blue is 2 books, 2012–2014.

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