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Books like Sierra Waters: 9 series to read next

Sierra Waters is science fiction and time travel, set in our world and near future, adventurous in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Sierra Waters is 3 books, 2006–2014.

“Starting in the near future, the novel also has scenes set in the ancient world and Victorian New York.”
from the catalogue description of The Plot to Save Socrates

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Ready Player One
Temporal Regulatory Authority / Jason Thanou
Foundation
Infinity Ring
The Change / The Event
Time Travelers Never Die
Jack Christie Adventures
Danger Boy
Library of America P. K. Dick Collection

Ready Player OneSeries

seriesErnest Cline & Andy Weir3 books2011

Cyberpunk and dystopia, about virtual reality, set in virtual world.

“The 2020 sequel, Ready Player Two, picks up after Wade has gained control of the OASIS and follows him and his friends into a new quest built around a brain-computer interface the creator left behind.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Ready Player One →

Temporal Regulatory Authority / Jason ThanouSeries

seriesSteve White6 books2006

Science fiction and time travel, adventurous and tense in tone.

“Jason Thanou of the Temporal Regulatory Authority had about had it with nursemaiding parties of ivory-tower academics through Earth's blood-drenched history, keeping them alive as they sought evidence for their pet theories.”
from the catalogue description of Blood of the Heroes

Start with Blood of the Heroes →

FoundationUniverse

universe123 books1940

About robots, set in far future.

“There is a science that reads the future of quadrillions the way an astronomer reads the orbits of stars.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Foundation →

Infinity RingSeries

seriesJames Dashner, Matt de la Peña, Carrie Ryan, Jennifer A. Nielsen, Lisa McMann & Matthew J. Kirby8 books2012

Adventure.

“The first book introduces the trio and follows them as they try to prevent a revolt by the Amancio brothers.”
from the catalogue description of A Mutiny in Time
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Start with A Mutiny in Time →

The Change / The EventSeries

seriesS. M. Stirling, A. M. Dellamonica, Diana L. Paxson, Emily Mah, Harry Turtledove, Jane Lindskold, Jody Lynn Nye, John Barnes, John Birmingham, John J. Miller, Kier Salmon, Lauren C. Teffeau, M. T. Reiten, Terry England, Victor Milán & Walter Jon Williams41 books1998

Post-apocalyptic.

“Sixteen different authors, coordinated by Stirling, each contribute stories set in various corners of the suddenly de-industrialized world as survivors scramble to rebuild.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Change: Tales of Downfall and Rebirth →

Time Travelers Never DieSeries

seriesJack McDevitt2 books1996

Set in contemporary.

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Jack Christie AdventuresSeries

seriesJohnny O'Brien3 books2009

Adventure.

Start with Day of the Assassins →

Danger BoySeries

seriesMark London Williams4 books2001

“A twelve-year-old boy from the twenty-first century, a girl from medieval Alexandria, Egypt, and a super-intelligent young saurian from an alternative Earth--each for different reasons--join together in travels through time and space.”
from the catalogue description of Ancient Fire

Start with Ancient Fire →

Library of America P. K. Dick CollectionSeries

seriesPhilip K. Dick9 books1962

Science fiction, set in near future.

“Technically banned, a novel called The Grasshopper Lies Heavy imagines a world where the Allies won instead — and its reclusive author, Hawthorne Abendsen, becomes an obsession for characters on every side.”
from the catalogue description of The Man in the High Castle

Start with The Man in the High Castle →

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 Sierra Waters?: Ready Player One — the closest match to Sierra Waters on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Sierra Waters?: The Plot to Save Socrates. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Sierra Waters.
How big is Sierra Waters?: Sierra Waters is 3 books, 2006–2014.

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