Series
Books like The Dying Earth: 9 series to read next
The Dying Earth is dystopia and fantasy, about ecological collapse, set in our world, dark in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.
The Dying Earth is 1 book, from 2011.
“Each day brings hotter temperatures and heat bubbles which threaten to destroy the Earth.”
from the catalogue description of Solstice
- Shade's Children milieu
- The Windup Universe
- A Clockwork Orange
- Unwind Dystology
- Ship Breaker
- The Declaration
- Shadow Children
- Maze Runner
- Divergent
- Shade's Children milieuSeries
seriesGarth Nix2 books1997
Post-apocalyptic, about survival and rebellion and revolution.
matchednear futuredarktenseyoung adultscience fictiondystopiacoming of age
- The Windup UniverseSeries
seriesPaolo Bacigalupi3 books2005
About genetic engineering, set in southeast asia.
matchednear futureour worlddarkdystopiascience fictionecological collapse
- A Clockwork OrangeSeries
seriesAnthony Burgess4 books1962
Challenging in tone, about totalitarianism, set in big city.
matchednear futureour worlddarkdystopiascience fiction
- Unwind DystologySeries
seriesNeal Shusterman5 books2007
About rebellion and revolution and genetic engineering, set in north america.
matchednear futuretensedarkdystopiayoung adultscience fiction
- Ship BreakerSeries
seriesPaolo Bacigalupi3 books2010
Post-apocalyptic, about survival, set in north america.
matcheddarktensenear futureyoung adultscience fiction
- The DeclarationSeries
seriesGemma Malley4 books2007
Dystopia and science fiction, tense and dark in tone, set in our world and near future.
matchedour worldtensenear futuredarkdystopiayoung adultscience fiction
- Shadow ChildrenSeries
seriesMargaret Peterson Haddix7 books1998
About totalitarianism and survival, set in north america.
matchednear futuredarktensedystopiascience fictionyoung adult
- Maze RunnerSeries
seriesJames Dashner11 books2009
Post-apocalyptic, about survival.
matchedtensenear futuredystopiayoung adultscience fiction
- DivergentSeries
seriesVeronica Roth10 books2011
Set in north america and big city.
matchednear futuretensedystopiascience fictionyoung adultidentity
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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 The Dying Earth?
- Shade's Children milieu — the closest match to The Dying Earth on what it is about, not on what sells.
- Where do I start with The Dying Earth?
- Solstice. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Dying Earth.
- How big is The Dying Earth?
- The Dying Earth is 1 book, from 2011.