Series
Books like Rappaccini: 9 series to read next
Rappaccini is gothic and horror, about genetic engineering, set in 19th century, eerie in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.
Rappaccini is 2 books, 1844–1999.
“The traditional story of a poisonous maiden has been traced back to India, and Hawthorne's version has been adopted in contemporary works.”
from the catalogue description of Rappaccini's Daughter
- Melmoth
- The Romancist and Novelist's Library
- The Mayfair Witches Saga
- Violet White
- The Real Saga of Mina Harker
- The Island of Dr. Moreau
- Ghosts and Shadows
- Weird Women
- The Vampire Chronicles
- MelmothSeries
seriesCharles Maturin & Honoré de Balzac9 books1820
About deal with the devil and immortality.
matched19th centurygothiceuropedarkhorroreerie
seriesMatthew Gregory Lewis, uncredited, William Hazlitt, Ann Radcliffe, Clara Reeve, Eliza Parsons, Friedrich von Schiller, Horace Walpole, Johann Karl August Musäus, Lorenz Flammenberg, Mrs. Sheridan & Percy Bysshe Shelley16 books1764
Gothic, set in europe.
matchedgothiceurope
- The Mayfair Witches SagaSeries
seriesAnne Rice3 books1990
About witches and family secrets, set in contemporary and north america.
matchedgothicdarkeeriehorror
- Violet WhiteSeries
seriesApril Genevieve Tucholke2 books2013
About family secrets, set in contemporary and north america.
matchedforbidden lovegothicdarkhorror
seriesElaine Bergstrom2 books1994
About vampires, set in british isles.
matched19th centuryforbidden loveeuropedark
- The Island of Dr. MoreauSeries
seriesMegan Shepherd, H. G. Wells, Brad Linaweaver, Brian W. Aldiss, Fred Olen Ray, Heather O'Neill, Jonathan Maberry, Robert Hoskins, Ron Goulart & Silvia Moreno-Garcia12 books1896
Science fiction.
matched19th century
- Ghosts and ShadowsSeries
seriesDarcy Coates2 books2015
Ghost stories, about family secrets, set in british isles.
matchedgothicdarkeeriehorror
- Weird WomenSeries
seriesLeslie S. Klinger & Lisa Morton2 books2020
Ghost stories and weird fiction.
matched19th centuryeeriehorrordark
- The Vampire ChroniclesSeries
seriesAnne Rice15 books1976
About vampires and immortality, set in our world and contemporary.
matcheddarkgothichorror
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Why these
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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 Rappaccini?
- Melmoth — the closest match to Rappaccini on what it is about, not on what sells.
- Where do I start with Rappaccini?
- Rappaccini's Daughter. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Rappaccini.
- How big is Rappaccini?
- Rappaccini is 2 books, 1844–1999.
- Is Rappaccini finished?
- Yes — 2 books, 1844–1999.