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Books like Romanitas: 9 series to read next

Romanitas is alternate history, set in europe and alternate earth. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Romanitas is 4 books, 2005–2019.

“The Roman Empire survives until the present day and dominates most of the world.”
from the catalogue description

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Noughts & Crosses
Small Change
Johan Eschbach
The Merchant Princes
Without Warning
How Few Remain Universe
Dune
Meredith Gentry
The War That Came Early

Noughts & CrossesSeries

seriesMalorie Blackman & Karen Holmes10 books2001

About race and racism, set in british isles.

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

Small ChangeSeries

seriesJo Walton4 books2006

Thriller & suspense, set in british isles and mid 20th century.

“As the series begins, Britain itself slides toward fascism.”
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Start with Farthing →

Johan EschbachSeries

seriesL. E. Modesitt & Jr.3 books1994

Spy thriller.

“In this world, the Dutch never lost control of the Northeast, and France, Spain, and Chung Kao are today's superpowers, as is Columbia.”
from the catalogue description of Of Tangible Ghosts

Start with Of Tangible Ghosts →

The Merchant PrincesSeries

seriesCharles Stross14 books2004

Science fantasy, set in parallel universe and our world.

“In the series, there exist a number of parallel worlds, all of which are on the same geographical Earth but with different societies at different points of development.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with The Family Trade →

Without WarningSeries

seriesJohn Birmingham3 books2008

About survival and war, set in north america.

“The novels After America and Angels of Vengeance continue the story.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Without Warning →

How Few Remain UniverseSeries

seriesHarry Turtledove11 books1997

About war, set in north america and early 20th century.

“How Few Remain opens Harry Turtledove's Southern Victory timeline, imagining a North America where the Confederacy won the Civil War.”
from the catalogue description

Start with How Few Remain →

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 →

Meredith GentrySeries

seriesLaurell K. Hamilton10 books2000

Urban fantasy, about fae and court intrigue, set in our world.

“The first book in the series, A Kiss of Shadows, was released by Del Rey on October 3, 2000.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with A Kiss of Shadows →

The War That Came EarlySeries

seriesHarry Turtledove6 books2009

War & military, about war, set in early 20th century.

“As is typical of Turtledove's alternate histories, the narrative follows a large cast of both fictional and historical characters.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Hitler's War →

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 Romanitas?: Noughts & Crosses — the closest match to Romanitas on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Romanitas?: Romanitas. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Romanitas.
How big is Romanitas?: Romanitas is 4 books, 2005–2019.

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