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Books like The Jesus Chronicles: 9 series to read next

The Jesus Chronicles is historical fiction, about faith and religion, set in ancient world. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

The Jesus Chronicles is 2 books, 2006–2007.

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Christ the Lord
Women of Genesis
Karl Glogauer
Miracles of Christ / Eyewitness
Light of the World
Alexander the Great (Mary Renault)
Pavane
Saint Leibowitz
Marcus

Christ the LordSeries

seriesAnne Rice2 books2005

About coming of age.

“Rice wrote the novel after returning to the Catholic Church in 1998.”
from the catalogue description of Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt

Start with Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt →

Women of GenesisSeries

seriesOrson Scott Card3 books2000

About parenthood.

“The novels in this series are centred on the wives of the Biblical Patriarchs of the Book of Genesis.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Sarah →

Karl GlogauerSeries

seriesMichael Moorcock2 books1969

Science fiction, dark in tone, about identity.

“Michael Moorcock's two Karl Glogauer novels share a character rather than a plot.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Behold the Man →

Miracles of Christ / EyewitnessSeries

seriesCharles de Andrade2 books2019

Fantasy.

“• Religious fantasy involving a man blind from birth who is suddenly cured, Jesus Christ, and a spiritual journey.”
from the catalogue description of The Tears of the Saints

Start with The Tears of the Saints →

Light of the WorldSeries

seriesNicola Griffith2 books2013

About coming of age and political intrigue, set in british isles and medieval.

“Hild is a fictionalized telling of the life of Hilda of Whitby, also known as Hild of Streoneshalh, a significant figure in Anglo-Saxon England.”
from the catalogue description of Hild

Start with Hild →

Alexander the Great (Mary Renault)Series

seriesMary Renault1 book1972

About forbidden love and identity.

“Eventually he becomes the lover and most faithful servant of Alexander the Great, who overthrew Darius and captured the Persian Empire.”
from the catalogue description of The Persian Boy

Start with The Persian Boy →

PavaneSeries

seriesKeith Roberts9 books1966

Alternate history, set in british isles.

“The interconnected stories follow different Dorset families across generations as long-suppressed dissent against Church rule begins to stir.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Brother John →

Saint LeibowitzSeries

seriesWalter M. Miller & Jr.6 books1955

Science fiction and post-apocalyptic, set in far future and north america.

“Together the two novels form a sparse, decades-spanning series about memory, faith, and the cycles of civilization.”
from the catalogue description

Start with A Canticle for Leibowitz →

MarcusSeries

seriesRosemary Sutcliff4 books1954

Set in british isles.

“Later books, including The Silver Branch and The Lantern Bearers, follow his descendants through Britain's slow slide out of the Empire.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Eagle of the Ninth →

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 Jesus Chronicles?: Christ the Lord — the closest match to The Jesus Chronicles on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Jesus Chronicles?: John's Story: The Last Eyewitness. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Jesus Chronicles.
How big is The Jesus Chronicles?: The Jesus Chronicles is 2 books, 2006–2007.

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