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Books like Tellus World: 9 series to read next

Tellus World is science fiction, adventurous in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Tellus World is 3 books, 2014–2017.

“To escape from a planned arranged marriage, teenaged Cat Hunter disguises herself as a boy and stows away on a smuggler's airship where she discovers a world of excitement and adventure.”
from the catalogue description of Take Back the Skies

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Mortal Engines
The Courier's Daughter Trilogy
His Dark Materials
Tortall
Westmark
Rebel of the Sands
Narnia
Tripods
The Wind on Fire

Mortal EnginesUniverse

universe14 books2001

Post-apocalyptic, about survival.

“In a world where the cities were put on wheels to outrun a war that ended in a single afternoon, Municipal Darwinism is the law: big towns eat small ones, strip them for parts and take their people aboard as citizens or as scrap.”
from the catalogue description

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The Courier's Daughter TrilogySeries

seriesC. J. Redwine3 books2012

About survival and forbidden love.

“Set in a walled, post-collapse city ruled by rigid survival laws, it follows a young woman searching for her missing father against the city's authorities and the monstrous forces beyond its walls.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Defiance →

His Dark MaterialsUniverse

universe13 books1995

Fantasy, set in parallel universe.

“In a world like ours and unlike it, every human soul walks outside the body in the shape of an animal — a daemon, who speaks, who cannot be lied to, and who settles into one fixed form only when childhood ends.”
from the catalogue description

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TortallUniverse

universe25 books1983

Fantasy.

“In Tortall she does it anyway — and earns the right the hard way, through bruises, cold mornings in the training yard, and the slow winning-over of people who swore she'd fail.”
from the catalogue description

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WestmarkSeries

seriesLloyd Alexander3 books1981

Fantasy.

Start with Westmark →

Rebel of the SandsSeries

seriesAlwyn Hamilton3 books2016

Fantasy, set in desert.

Start with Rebel of the Sands →

NarniaUniverse

universe38 books1950

Fantasy and portal fantasy.

“Once there is a wardrobe at the back of a spare room, and behind the fur coats the wood gives way to snow, and a lamp-post burns alone among the trees.”
from the catalogue description

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TripodsSeries

seriesJohn Christopher4 books1967

Post-apocalyptic, about aliens, set in our world and near future.

“The first two books were the basis of a science fiction TV series, produced in the United Kingdom in the 1980s.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with When the Tripods Came →

The Wind on FireSeries

seriesWilliam Nicholson3 books2000

Fantasy and epic fantasy, about quests.

Start with The Wind Singer →

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 Tellus World?: Mortal Engines — the closest match to Tellus World on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Tellus World?: Take Back the Skies. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Tellus World.
How big is Tellus World?: Tellus World is 3 books, 2014–2017.

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