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Books like Screwtape: 9 series to read next

Screwtape is satire and fantasy, about demons, set in contemporary, reflective in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Screwtape is 2 books, 1942–1959.

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Erewhon
American Gods
Songs of the Seraphim
Samuel Johnson
Godhead
Good Omens
Azazel
Ægypt
Wandering Stars

ErewhonSeries

seriesSamuel Butler4 books1872

Literary & general and science fiction, about class conflict, set in secondary world.

Start with Erewhon, or, Over the Range →

American GodsSeries

seriesNeil Gaiman10 books1999

Mythic fantasy, about gods, set in our world.

“Gaiman's 2005 novel Anansi Boys is set in the same mythological world and shares the trickster god Mr. Nancy, but follows a different protagonist and story, making it a loose companion rather than a direct sequel.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Keepsakes and Treasures: A Love Story →

Songs of the SeraphimSeries

seriesAnne Rice2 books2009

Dark in tone, about angels and redemption.

“Angel Time introduces Toby O'Dare, a contract killer given a chance at redemption when an angel recruits him to intervene in a medieval crisis, sending him back through history rather than forward.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Angel Time →

Samuel JohnsonSeries

seriesJohn Connolly3 books2009

Adventurous in tone, set in our world.

“The comic horror trilogy continues through Hell's Bells and The Creeps.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Gates →

GodheadSeries

seriesJames Morrow4 books1994

Challenging in tone, about gods.

Start with Towing Jehovah →

Good OmensSeries

seriesNeil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett2 books1990

Humor, about prophecy, set in british isles.

Start with Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch →

AzazelSeries

seriesIsaac Asimov28 books1982

Set in our world.

“Azazel refuses to help George directly but repeatedly, chaotically, helps out George's friends instead, framed as tales George tells to an eager Asimov himself.”
from the catalogue description

Start with One Night of Song →

ÆgyptSeries

seriesJohn Crowley5 books1987

Literary & general, about books and reading and identity, set in north america.

“Does the world have a secret history, encoded in myth and legend, reflected in the very windings of our brains?”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Ægypt →

Wandering StarsSeries

seriesJack Dann2 books1974

Science fiction.

Start with Wandering Stars: An Anthology of Jewish Fantasy and Science Fiction →

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 Screwtape?: Erewhon — the closest match to Screwtape on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Screwtape?: The Screwtape Letters. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Screwtape.
How big is Screwtape?: Screwtape is 2 books, 1942–1959.
Is Screwtape finished?: Yes — 2 books, 1942–1959.

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