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Books like Ranger in Time: 9 series to read next

Ranger in Time is historical fiction. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Ranger in Time is 12 books, 2015–2020.

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Tarzan
Oxford Time Travel
Kairos
H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds
Outlander (Diana Gabaldon)
Allan Quatermain
Voyages extraordinaires
Flashback Four
Jungle Book

TarzanUniverse

universe100 books1912

Adventure, adventurous in tone, set in early 20th century.

“Deep in a jungle no map has tamed, an English lord's orphaned son is suckled by a she-ape and grows to manhood knowing neither his name nor his kind.”
from the catalogue description

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Oxford Time TravelSeries

seriesConnie Willis6 books1982

Set in british isles.

“Connie Willis's Oxford Time Travel novels are set at a near-future Oxford University where historians travel into the past as observers, constrained by a version of history that resists any change large enough to alter real events.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Fire Watch →

KairosSeries

seriesMadeleine L'Engle11 books1962

Science fiction.

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H. G. Wells' War of the WorldsUniverse

universe65 books1898

Alien invasion.

“No one would have believed, in the closing years of the nineteenth century, that human affairs were being watched keenly and closely from the timeless worlds of space.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The War of the Worlds →

Outlander (Diana Gabaldon)Series

seriesDiana Gabaldon26 books1991

Historical fantasy, set in british isles and age of sail & 18th century.

“Initially set around the time of the Second World War, it focuses on nurse Claire Beauchamp, who travels through time to 18th-century Scotland, where she finds adventure and romance with the dashing Jamie Fraser.”
from the catalogue description of Outlander
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Start with Outlander →

Allan QuatermainSeries

seriesH. Rider Haggard, Jean Francis Webb & Thomas Kent Miller25 books1885

Set in africa.

“An English professional big game hunter and adventurer, in film and television he has been portrayed by Richard Chamberlain, Sean Connery, Cedric Hardwicke, Patrick Swayze and Stewart Granger among others.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Marie →

Voyages extraordinairesSeries

seriesJules Verne, A. Laurie, Bill Bowler, Deanna McFadden, Donald M. McFarlan, Gardner F. Fox, H. E. Palmer, Howard J. Schwach, Kathleen Olmstead, Kathryn Lay, Maria José Lobo, Marian Leighton, Michael Dean, Pepita Subirà & Raymond James59 books1863

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

“The cycle features some of Verne's best known titles, such as Journey to the Center of the Earth, From the Earth to the Moon, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas, Around the World in Eighty Days and The Mysterious Island.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with A Floating City →

Flashback FourSeries

seriesDan Gutman4 books2016

Time travel and science fiction, adventurous in tone.

“Four very different kids are picked by a mysterious billionaire to travel through time and photograph some of history's most important events.”
from the catalogue description of The Lincoln Project

Start with The Lincoln Project →

Jungle BookUniverse

universe44 books1893

Set in jungle and south asia.

“The Law of the Jungle is older than any animal reciting it, and a naked man-cub who wandered into a wolf den at dusk will have to learn every clause of it.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Jungle Book →

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 Ranger in Time?: Tarzan — the closest match to Ranger in Time on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Ranger in Time?: Rescue on the Oregon Trail. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Ranger in Time.
How big is Ranger in Time?: Ranger in Time is 12 books, 2015–2020.

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