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Books like The Leviathan Trilogy: 9 series to read next

The Leviathan Trilogy is steampunk and alternate history, about genetic engineering, set in early 20th century, adventurous in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

The Leviathan Trilogy is 3 books, 2009–2011.

“Set in an alternate First World War, Leviathan splits the belligerents into Clankers, who fight with mechanical walkers, and Darwinists, who fight with fabricated living creatures built from spliced DNA.”
from the catalogue description

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Moorcock's Multiverse
The War That Came Early
Barney Custer
Destroyermen Universe
Axis of Time
Old Man's War
The Milkweed Triptych
The Never War
How Few Remain Universe

Moorcock's MultiverseUniverse

universe102 books1961

Set in secondary world.

“The Multiverse is not one world but an endless lattice of them, worlds folded within worlds, each a variation on the last — and through every one of them walks a single conscripted soul.”
from the catalogue description

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The War That Came EarlySeries

seriesHarry Turtledove6 books2009

War & military.

“As is typical of Turtledove's alternate histories, the narrative follows a large cast of both fictional and historical characters.”
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Start with Hitler's War →

Barney CusterSeries

seriesEdgar Rice Burroughs3 books1914

Thriller & suspense.

“Barney Custer is an American farmer from Nebraska who travels to the small European kingdom of Lutha only to discover he's the spitting image of its unstable ruler, King Leopold.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Mad King →

Destroyermen UniverseSeries

seriesTaylor Anderson20 books2008

Military science fiction.

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Axis of TimeSeries

seriesJohn Birmingham7 books2004

Military science fiction, set in mid 20th century.

“Thousands died in the chaos, but the ripples had only begun.”
from the catalogue description of Weapons of Choice
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Start with Weapons of Choice →

Old Man's WarSeries

seriesJohn Scalzi16 books2005

Military science fiction, set in far future and space.

“Sign a document at 65, saying you intend to join up 10 years later.”
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Start with Old Man's War →

The Milkweed TriptychSeries

seriesIan Tregillis3 books2010

Historical fantasy, dark in tone, set in british isles.

Start with Bitter Seeds →

The Never WarSeries

seriesJustin Richards2 books2013

Alternate history and science fiction, tense in tone, set in early 20th century and europe.

Start with The Suicide Exhibition →

How Few Remain UniverseSeries

seriesHarry Turtledove11 books1997

Set in north america.

“How Few Remain opens Harry Turtledove's Southern Victory timeline, imagining a North America where the Confederacy won the Civil War.”
from the catalogue description

Start with How Few Remain →

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 Leviathan Trilogy?: Moorcock's Multiverse — the closest match to The Leviathan Trilogy on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Leviathan Trilogy?: Leviathan. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Leviathan Trilogy.
How big is The Leviathan Trilogy?: The Leviathan Trilogy is 3 books, 2009–2011.

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