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Books like Pavane: 9 series to read next

Pavane is alternate history, about faith and religion, set in british isles, reflective in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Pavane is 9 books, 1966–1968.

“The interconnected stories follow different Dorset families across generations as long-suppressed dissent against Church rule begins to stir.”
from the catalogue description

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Light of the World
Dune
Roma Eterna
Saint Leibowitz
Karl Glogauer
Noughts & Crosses
Todd Family
Hainish
City of Bells

Light of the WorldSeries

seriesNicola Griffith2 books2013

About coming of age, set in medieval.

“Hild is a fictionalized telling of the life of Hilda of Whitby, also known as Hild of Streoneshalh, a significant figure in Anglo-Saxon England.”
from the catalogue description of Hild

Start with Hild →

DuneUniverse

universe78 books1963

Space opera, set in far future and other star systems.

“The desert planet, where empire runs on a single substance: the spice melange, which folds space, prolongs life, and unlocks prescience, and which exists nowhere else in the known universe.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Dune →

Roma EternaSeries

seriesRobert Silverberg11 books1989

Set in alternate earth.

“Robert Silverberg's Roma Eterna imagines an alternate history in which the Roman Empire never fell and endures into the present day, tracing its long, uneven survival through a sequence of pivotal moments across two millennia.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Tales from the Venia Woods →

Saint LeibowitzSeries

seriesWalter M. Miller & Jr.6 books1955

Post-apocalyptic, set in far future and north america.

“Together the two novels form a sparse, decades-spanning series about memory, faith, and the cycles of civilization.”
from the catalogue description

Start with A Canticle for Leibowitz →

Karl GlogauerSeries

seriesMichael Moorcock2 books1969

About identity.

“Michael Moorcock's two Karl Glogauer novels share a character rather than a plot.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Behold the Man →

Noughts & CrossesSeries

seriesMalorie Blackman & Karen Holmes10 books2001

Tense in tone, about race and racism, set in contemporary.

“Callum is a Nought - an inferior white citizen in a society controlled by the black Crosses.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Noughts & Crosses →

Todd FamilySeries

seriesKate Atkinson2 books2013

Literary & general, bittersweet in tone, about grief and loss, set in early 20th century.

“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 →

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
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Rocannon's World →

City of BellsSeries

seriesElizabeth Goudge3 books1936

Literary & general.

“Jocelyn Irvin has just returned from the Boer War with an incurably lamed leg.”
from the catalogue description of A City of Bells

Start with A City of Bells →

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 Pavane?: Light of the World — the closest match to Pavane on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Pavane?: Brother John. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Pavane.
How big is Pavane?: Pavane is 9 books, 1966–1968.
Is Pavane finished?: Yes — 9 books, 1966–1968.

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