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Books like The Baroque Cycle (Volume Presentations): 9 series to read next

The Baroque Cycle (Volume Presentations) is historical fiction, about political intrigue, set in europe and renaissance and early modern, challenging in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

The Baroque Cycle (Volume Presentations) is 3 books, 2003–2004.

“Stephenson treats it as science fiction in spirit for its focus on the era's new science, cryptography and the birth of modern finance.”
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The Baroque Cycle
Dune
D. O. D. O. (Department of Diachronic Operations)
New Crobuzon
Illuminatus
Heirs of Alexandria
The Conqueror's Trilogy
Age of Unreason
Cassandra Palmer

The Baroque CycleSeries

seriesNeal Stephenson11 books2003

Historical fiction, set in renaissance and early modern and europe.

“The sciences of cryptology and numismatics feature heavily in the series, as they do in some of Stephenson's other works.”
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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 →

D. O. D. O. (Department of Diachronic Operations)Series

seriesNicole Galland & Neal Stephenson2 books2017

Time travel, set in our world.

“The young man from a shadowy government entity approaches Mel, a low-level faculty member, with an incredible offer.”
from the catalogue description of The Rise and Fall of D. O. D. O.

Start with The Rise and Fall of D. O. D. O. →

New CrobuzonSeries

seriesChina Miéville4 books2000

Weird fiction and fantasy, dark in tone, set in secondary world.

“The New Crobuzon books are three standalone novels by China Miéville set in and around New Crobuzon, a vast, corrupt industrial city in his invented world of Bas-Lag where magic, biopunk technology, and several sentient species coexist.”
from the catalogue description

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IlluminatusSeries

seriesRobert Anton Wilson & Robert Shea8 books1975

Satire and postmodern.

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Heirs of AlexandriaSeries

seriesDave Freer, Eric Flint & Mercedes Lackey7 books2002

Alternate history, about witches, set in mediterranean.

“The books combine elements from the styles of all three authors, such as Lackey's approach to tolerance and magic and Flint's sense of history alteration.”
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Start with The Shadow of the Lion →

The Conqueror's TrilogySeries

seriesKiersten White3 books2016

Dark in tone, about sibling rivalry, set in middle east.

“Ever since she and her gentle younger brother, Radu, were wrenched from their homeland of Wallachia and abandoned by their father to be raised in the Ottoman courts, Lada has known that being ruthless is the key to survival.”
from the catalogue description of And I Darken

Start with And I Darken →

Age of UnreasonSeries

seriesGreg Keyes4 books1998

Alternate history and fantasy.

“As English armies push nearer to Paris, Louis calls for a new weapon - a mysterious device known only as Newton's Cannon.”
from the catalogue description of Newton's Cannon
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Start with Newton's Cannon →

Cassandra PalmerUniverse

universe40 books2006

Urban fantasy, set in contemporary and our world.

“Cassie Palmer sees dead people, reads the future, and was raised by vampires who'd have sold her to the highest bidder — and that's before the job offer.”
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Why these

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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.

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What should I read after The Baroque Cycle (Volume Presentations)?: The Baroque Cycle — the closest match to The Baroque Cycle (Volume Presentations) on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Baroque Cycle (Volume Presentations)?: Quicksilver. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Baroque Cycle (Volume Presentations).
How big is The Baroque Cycle (Volume Presentations)?: The Baroque Cycle (Volume Presentations) is 3 books, 2003–2004.

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