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Books like The Hollow Earth: 9 series to read next

The Hollow Earth is science fiction, set in underground & caves and 19th century. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

The Hollow Earth is 2 books, 1990–2018.

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Cavor
Narbondo / St. Ives Universe
Doctor Dolittle
Allan Quatermain
Known Space
Lost Species
Captain Grant and Captain Nemo Universe
Rama
Hareton Ironcastle

CavorSeries

seriesH. G. Wells & Stephen Baxter2 books1901

About space exploration, set in the moon and early 20th century.

“H. G. Wells's 1901 novel The First Men in the Moon is narrated by the businessman Bedford, who joins the reclusive scientist Cavor after Cavor invents cavorite, a gravity-blocking substance that carries the two men to the Moon.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The First Men in the Moon →

Narbondo / St. Ives UniverseSeries

seriesJames P. Blaylock18 books1978

Set in british isles.

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Doctor DolittleSeries

seriesHugh Lofting, Kathryn Knight & Nick Price27 books1920

Fantasy, set in early 20th century.

“Lofting wrote twelve novels between 1920 and 1936, beginning with The Story of Doctor Dolittle, with two further story collections published after his 1947 death.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Story of Doctor Dolittle: Being the History of His Peculiar Life at Home and Astonishing Adventures in Foreign Parts →

Allan QuatermainSeries

seriesH. Rider Haggard, Jean Francis Webb & Thomas Kent Miller25 books1885

Set in africa.

“An English professional big game hunter and adventurer, in film and television he has been portrayed by Richard Chamberlain, Sean Connery, Cedric Hardwicke, Patrick Swayze and Stewart Granger among others.”
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Start with Marie →

Known SpaceUniverse

universe142 books1964

About aliens, set in far future and space.

“Give a clever species a few centuries and a working fusion drive, and it will fill the sky with problems.”
from the catalogue description

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Lost SpeciesSeries

seriesRobert W. Chambers12 books1897

Set in early 20th century.

Start with A Matter of Interest →

Captain Grant and Captain Nemo UniverseSeries

seriesJules Verne, Fiona Beddall, C. Courtney Joyner, Craig Weatherhill, Dave Eggers, Editors of Reader's Digest, Jane Rollason, Jon Mayhew, Joseph Helgerson, Judith Conaway, Kevin J. Anderson, Kim Greene, Lillian Nordlicht, Lisa Church, Malvina G. Vogel, Rachel Bladon & Tom Barling29 books1868

Adventure, set in 19th century.

Start with In Search of the Castaways →

RamaUniverse

universe7 books1973

About aliens, set in space and spaceship.

“Something is falling through the solar system on a hyperbolic orbit, and it is not a comet.”
from the catalogue description

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Hareton IroncastleSeries

seriesJ. H. Rosny aîné & Philip José Farmer2 books1922

Science fiction and adventure, adventurous in tone, about expeditions.

Start with Hareton Ironcastle's Amazing Adventure →

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 Hollow Earth?: Cavor — the closest match to The Hollow Earth on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Hollow Earth?: The Hollow Earth. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Hollow Earth.
How big is The Hollow Earth?: The Hollow Earth is 2 books, 1990–2018.

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