Series
Books like Quark: 9 series to read next
Quark is science fiction and literary & general, about identity, set in late 20th century, challenging in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.
Quark is 5 books, 1970–1971.
“A quark is a type of elementary particle and a fundamental constituent of matter.”
from the catalogue description
- VALIS
- Whileaway
- Jerry Cornelius
- The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick
- Dream Archipelago
- The Collected Stories of Carol Emshwiller
- New Dimensions
- A Clockwork Orange
- Karl Glogauer
- VALISSeries
seriesPhilip K. Dick4 books1981
About faith and religion.
matchedidentityscience fictionchallengingreflective
- WhileawaySeries
seriesJoanna Russ4 books1972
About gender and society, set in contemporary.
matchedscience fictionchallengingreflective
- Jerry CorneliusSeries
seriesMichael Moorcock, M. John Harrison, Brian W. Aldiss, Colin Greenland, James Cawthorn, James Sallis, Langdon Jones & Norman Spinrad50 books1965
Postmodern.
matchedidentityscience fictionchallenginglate 20th century
seriesPhilip K. Dick11 books1987
Science fiction, about identity, set in our world.
matchedidentityscience fictionour worldshort story cycle
- Dream ArchipelagoSeries
seriesChristopher Priest16 books1976
Science fiction and literary & general, about identity.
matchedidentityscience fictionliterary & general
seriesCarol Emshwiller2 books2011
About gender and society, set in contemporary.
matchedidentityscience fictionour worldreflectiveliterary & generalshort story cycle
- New DimensionsSeries
seriesRobert Silverberg, Marta Randall, Gardner Dozois & Vonda N. McIntyre15 books1971
Science fiction.
matchedscience fictionshort story cycle
- A Clockwork OrangeSeries
seriesAnthony Burgess4 books1962
Dystopia, dark in tone, about totalitarianism, set in near future.
matchedscience fictionour worldchallenging
- Karl GlogauerSeries
seriesMichael Moorcock2 books1969
Dark in tone.
matchedidentityscience fictionreflective
Read next in Quark
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 Quark?
- VALIS — the closest match to Quark on what it is about, not on what sells.
- Where do I start with Quark?
- Quark/1. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Quark.
- How big is Quark?
- Quark is 5 books, 1970–1971.