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Books like Small Change: 9 series to read next

Small Change is alternate history and science fiction, about political intrigue, set in british isles, tense in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Small Change is 4 books, 2006–2009.

“As the series begins, Britain itself slides toward fascism.”
from the catalogue description
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The Handmaid's Tale
Axis of Time
The Hot War
Nineteen Eighty-Four
The Milkweed Triptych
The Hunger Games
The Fourth Realm
Dune
Draka (S. M. Stirling)

The Handmaid's TaleSeries

seriesMargaret Atwood3 books1985

Dystopia, about gender and society, set in north america and near future.

“The Handmaid's Tale is Margaret Atwood's 1985 novel set in Gilead, a totalitarian theocracy that has overthrown the United States and forces fertile women into reproductive servitude as Handmaids; it is narrated by one such woman, Offred.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Handmaid's Tale →

Axis of TimeSeries

seriesJohn Birmingham7 books2004

Military science fiction, about war.

“Thousands died in the chaos, but the ripples had only begun.”
from the catalogue description of Weapons of Choice
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Start with Weapons of Choice →

The Hot WarSeries

seriesHarry Turtledove3 books2015

War & military, about war and survival.

“An alternate-history account of the Korean War is set in the aftermath of General MacArthur's decision to drop nuclear bombs on Manchurian cities.”
from the catalogue description of Bombs Away

Start with Bombs Away →

Nineteen Eighty-FourSeries

seriesGeorge Orwell, Mike Dean & Sandra Newman4 books1949

Dystopia.

Start with Nineteen Eighty-Four →

The Milkweed TriptychSeries

seriesIan Tregillis3 books2010

Historical fantasy, about war.

Start with Bitter Seeds →

The Hunger GamesUniverse

universe5 books2008

Dystopia, set in far future and north america.

“Panem, they call it now — a nation raised on the drowned bones of North America, a glittering Capitol ringed by twelve districts it once starved into obedience.”
from the catalogue description

Reading order →

The Fourth RealmSeries

seriesJohn Twelve Hawks3 books2005

Dystopia, about surveillance, set in our world and contemporary.

“The trilogy has been translated into 25 languages and has sold more than 1.5 million books.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with The Traveler →

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 →

Draka (S. M. Stirling)Series

seriesS. M. Stirling & John J. Moller6 books1988

Dystopia, about war and slavery.

Start with Marching Through Georgia →

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 Small Change?: The Handmaid's Tale — the closest match to Small Change on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Small Change?: Farthing. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Small Change.
How big is Small Change?: Small Change is 4 books, 2006–2009.

Books like Small Change: 9 series to read next

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