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Books like The Infinities: 9 series to read next

The Infinities is literary & general, about gods and family secrets, set in our world, reflective in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

The Infinities is 1 book, from 2009.

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American Gods
A Visit from the Goon Squad
Fifth Child
Through the Valley of the Nest of Spiders
Ishmael
Whileaway
Cornish Trilogy
Todd Family
Every Day

American GodsSeries

seriesNeil Gaiman10 books1999

Fantasy and mythic fantasy.

“Gaiman's 2005 novel Anansi Boys is set in the same mythological world and shares the trickster god Mr. Nancy, but follows a different protagonist and story, making it a loose companion rather than a direct sequel.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Keepsakes and Treasures: A Love Story →

A Visit from the Goon SquadSeries

seriesJennifer Egan2 books2010

“The Candy House returns to several of the same characters and their descendants a decade later, in a world reshaped by a technology that lets people access and share their memories.”
from the catalogue description

Start with A Visit from the Goon Squad →

Fifth ChildSeries

seriesDoris Lessing2 books1988

About parenthood.

Start with The Fifth Child →

Through the Valley of the Nest of SpidersSeries

seriesSamuel R. Delany1 book2012

About coming of age, set in north america.

Start with Through the Valley of the Nest of Spiders →

IshmaelSeries

seriesDaniel Quinn2 books1992

Challenging in tone, about faith and religion.

Start with Ishmael →

WhileawaySeries

seriesJoanna Russ4 books1972

Science fiction, challenging in tone, about gender and society.

Start with When It Changed →

Cornish TrilogySeries

seriesRobertson Davies3 books1981

About art and artists.

“The Rebel Angels is novel by Canadian author Robertson Davies.”
from the catalogue description of The Rebel Angels

Start with The Rebel Angels →

Todd FamilySeries

seriesKate Atkinson2 books2013

Historical fiction, about grief and loss, set in early 20th century and british isles.

“The companion novel A God in Ruins turns to Ursula's brother Teddy, a bomber pilot, following his one, single life forward from the war through old age.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Life After Life →

Every DaySeries

seriesDavid Levithan3 books2012

Fantasy, about body swap.

“David Levithan's Every Day follows A, a consciousness with no fixed body who wakes each morning inside a different person's life, and who falls for a girl named Rhiannon despite the impossibility of ever staying in one body to be with her.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Every Day →

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 Infinities?: American Gods — the closest match to The Infinities on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Infinities?: The Infinities. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Infinities.
How big is The Infinities?: The Infinities is 1 book, from 2009.

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