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Books like Stone Book: 9 series to read next

Stone Book is literary & general and historical fiction, about coming of age, set in british isles, reflective in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Stone Book is 5 books, 1976–1979.

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Todd Family
City of Bells
Deptford Trilogy
Empire of the Sun
Light of the World
Sally Lockhart
Emma / Charlotte
Orsinia
Marcus

Todd FamilySeries

seriesKate Atkinson2 books2013

Bittersweet in tone, about grief and loss and war, set in early 20th century.

“The companion novel A God in Ruins turns to Ursula's brother Teddy, a bomber pilot, following his one, single life forward from the war through old age.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Life After Life →

City of BellsSeries

seriesElizabeth Goudge3 books1936

Literary & general, reflective in tone, set in british isles.

“Jocelyn Irvin has just returned from the Boer War with an incurably lamed leg.”
from the catalogue description of A City of Bells

Start with A City of Bells →

Deptford TrilogySeries

seriesRobertson Davies3 books1970

About identity, set in mid 20th century.

Start with Fifth Business →

Empire of the SunSeries

seriesJ. G. Ballard2 books1984

Set in east asia.

“J. G. Ballard's Empire of the Sun draws on his own childhood to follow Jim, a British boy separated from his parents in Japanese-occupied Shanghai during World War II and interned in a civilian camp for the rest of the war.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Empire of the Sun →

Light of the WorldSeries

seriesNicola Griffith2 books2013

About faith and religion and political intrigue, set in medieval.

“Hild is a fictionalized telling of the life of Hilda of Whitby, also known as Hild of Streoneshalh, a significant figure in Anglo-Saxon England.”
from the catalogue description of Hild

Start with Hild →

Sally LockhartSeries

seriesPhilip Pullman4 books1985

Mystery & detective, about murder investigation.

Start with The Ruby in the Smoke →

Emma / CharlotteSeries

seriesPenelope Farmer3 books1962

Fantasy, about identity, set in mid 20th century.

“The books blend everyday childhood settings with subtle fantasy and time-slip elements.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Summer Birds →

OrsiniaSeries

seriesUrsula K. Le Guin16 books1961

Literary & general and historical fiction, reflective in tone.

“There's no ongoing plot connecting the pieces; Orsinia functions more as a shared place and history than a series with continuing characters.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Orsinian Tales →

MarcusSeries

seriesRosemary Sutcliff4 books1954

Set in ancient world.

“Later books, including The Silver Branch and The Lantern Bearers, follow his descendants through Britain's slow slide out of the Empire.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Eagle of the Ninth →

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 Stone Book?: Todd Family — the closest match to Stone Book on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Stone Book?: The Stone Book. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Stone Book.
How big is Stone Book?: Stone Book is 5 books, 1976–1979.

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