Series
Books like The Great Library: 9 series to read next
The Great Library is fantasy, about books and reading. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.
The Great Library is 5 books, 2015–2019.
“In an exhilarating new series, New York Times bestselling author Rachel Caine rewrites history, creating a dangerous world where the Great Library of Alexandria has survived the test of time ...”
from the catalogue description of Ink and Bone
- Divergent
- Legend (Marie Lu)
- The Handmaid's Tale
- Reckoners
- Shade's Children milieu
- The Change / The Event
- Witch & Wizard
- Renegades (Marissa Meyer)
- To the Stars (Harrison)
- DivergentSeries
seriesVeronica Roth10 books2011
About identity.
matchedtensenear futureyoung adultdystopiabig cityscience fictionnorth america
- Legend (Marie Lu)Series
seriesMarie Lu5 books2011
Dystopia and science fiction, tense in tone, about rebellion and revolution, set in near future and north america.
matchedtensenear futureyoung adultrebellion and revolutiondystopiascience fictionnorth america
- The Handmaid's TaleSeries
seriesMargaret Atwood3 books1985
Dark in tone, about gender and society.
matchedtensenear futurerebellion and revolutiondystopiascience fictiontotalitarianismnorth america
- ReckonersSeries
seriesBrandon Sanderson & Steven Bohls6 books2013
Superhero.
matchedtensenear futureadventurousyoung adultscience fictionnorth america
- Shade's Children milieuSeries
seriesGarth Nix2 books1997
Post-apocalyptic, dark in tone, about survival and coming of age.
matchedtensenear futureyoung adultrebellion and revolutiondystopiascience fiction
- The Change / The EventSeries
seriesS. M. Stirling, A. M. Dellamonica, Diana L. Paxson, Emily Mah, Harry Turtledove, Jane Lindskold, Jody Lynn Nye, John Barnes, John Birmingham, John J. Miller, Kier Salmon, Lauren C. Teffeau, M. T. Reiten, Terry England, Victor Milán & Walter Jon Williams41 books1998
Post-apocalyptic.
matchedadventurousscience fictionnorth america
- Witch & WizardSeries
seriesJames Patterson, Jill Dembowski, Cate Tiernan, Emily Chenoweth & Ned Rust5 books2009
About witches.
matchedtensenear futureyoung adultfantasyrebellion and revolutiondystopiatotalitarianismour world
seriesMarissa Meyer3 books2017
Superhero, about identity.
matchedtensenear futureyoung adultbig cityscience fictionour world
- To the Stars (Harrison)Series
seriesHarry Harrison3 books1980
Set in far future and other star systems.
matchedtenserebellion and revolutiondystopiascience fiction
Read next in The Great Library
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 Great Library?
- Divergent — the closest match to The Great Library on what it is about, not on what sells.
- Where do I start with The Great Library?
- Ink and Bone. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Great Library.
- How big is The Great Library?
- The Great Library is 5 books, 2015–2019.
- Is The Great Library finished?
- Yes — 5 books, 2015–2019.