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Books like Svetz: 9 series to read next

Svetz is science fiction and time travel. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Svetz is 9 books, 1969–1999.

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Library of America P. K. Dick Collection
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Southern Reach Trilogy
Brave New World
To the Stars (Harrison)
The Chronicles of St. Mary's
Lost Species
God Complex
A Clockwork Orange

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 →

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyUniverse

universe18 books1979

Set in space.

“The Earth is scheduled for demolition to make way for a hyperspace bypass, and honestly, nobody filed the paperwork properly.”
from the catalogue description

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Southern Reach TrilogySeries

seriesJeff VanderMeer4 books2014

Weird fiction, eerie in tone, about madness.

“In 2013, Paramount Pictures bought the movie rights for the series, and a film adaptation of Annihilation was made with Alex Garland as writer-director.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Annihilation →

Brave New WorldSeries

seriesAldous Huxley & H. A. Cartledge8 books1932

Dystopia, about class conflict, set in otherworld.

“Some editions pair the novel with Huxley's own 1958 nonfiction essay collection, Brave New World Revisited, which reassesses the book's ideas rather than continuing its story.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Brave New World →

To the Stars (Harrison)Series

seriesHarry Harrison3 books1980

Dystopia, about rebellion and revolution, set in other star systems.

“One of the elite stumbles onto the knowledge that news and opinions are being carefully managed to whitewash the situation, which leads him to throw his lot in with those who oppose it.”
from the catalogue description of Homeworld
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Homeworld →

The Chronicles of St. Mary'sSeries

seriesJodi Taylor46 books2013

Science fiction and time travel, funny in tone, set in our world and contemporary.

“Beginning with Just One Damned Thing After Another, the comic time-travel series has grown to nineteen novels ranging across historical periods from the Cretaceous to the twentieth century.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Very First Damned Thing →

Lost SpeciesSeries

seriesRobert W. Chambers12 books1897

Set in early 20th century.

Start with A Matter of Interest →

God ComplexUniverse

universe52 books2014

“Each thread stands largely on its own, so a newcomer simply picks a myth and follows it down.”
from the catalogue description

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A Clockwork OrangeSeries

seriesAnthony Burgess4 books1962

Dystopia, dark in tone, about totalitarianism.

“After his crimes catch up with him, Alex is made the subject of a controversial state program meant to forcibly reform his behavior, and the novel uses his ordeal to question whether imposed goodness is worth the loss of free will.”
from the catalogue description

Start with A Clockwork Orange →

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 Svetz?: Library of America P. K. Dick Collection — the closest match to Svetz on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Svetz?: The Flight of the Horse. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Svetz.
How big is Svetz?: Svetz is 9 books, 1969–1999.

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