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Books like The Merchant Prince: 9 series to read next

The Merchant Prince is science fiction and time travel, about political intrigue and aliens, set in near future. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

The Merchant Prince is 3 books, 2000–2003.

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Tripods
Galactic Milieu
Foundation
H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds
Lokaran / The Stars
Ready Player One
Renegades (Marissa Meyer)
Jenny Casey
Icons

TripodsSeries

seriesJohn Christopher4 books1967

Post-apocalyptic and alien invasion, about rebellion and revolution.

“The first two books were the basis of a science fiction TV series, produced in the United Kingdom in the 1980s.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with When the Tripods Came →

Galactic MilieuSeries

seriesJulian May10 books1981

About psychic powers.

“From the front flap of the Knopf first printing: The year is 2051.”
from the catalogue description of Jack the Bodiless
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Start with Jack the Bodiless →

FoundationUniverse

universe123 books1940

About robots, set in far future.

“There is a science that reads the future of quadrillions the way an astronomer reads the orbits of stars.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Foundation →

H. G. Wells' War of the WorldsUniverse

universe65 books1898

Alien invasion.

“No one would have believed, in the closing years of the nineteenth century, that human affairs were being watched keenly and closely from the timeless worlds of space.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The War of the Worlds →

Lokaran / The StarsSeries

seriesSteve White2 books2000

Military science fiction, about rebellion and revolution and war.

“When the Lokaran suddenly appeared in the skies of Earth, America was enjoying victory in the off-and-on war that had occupied most of the 20th century.”
from the catalogue description of Eagle Against the Stars

Start with Eagle Against the Stars →

Ready Player OneSeries

seriesErnest Cline & Andy Weir3 books2011

Cyberpunk, about virtual reality and quests, set in virtual world.

“The 2020 sequel, Ready Player Two, picks up after Wade has gained control of the OASIS and follows him and his friends into a new quest built around a brain-computer interface the creator left behind.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Ready Player One →

Renegades (Marissa Meyer)Series

seriesMarissa Meyer3 books2017

Superhero, set in big city.

“Marissa Meyer's trilogy, continuing through Archenemies and Supernova, plays the two factions' history against the leads' divided loyalties; Meyer has said she doesn't plan to extend the series further.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Renegades →

Jenny CaseySeries

seriesElizabeth Bear4 books2004

Science fiction, tense in tone, set in near future.

Start with Hammered →

IconsSeries

seriesMargaret Stohl2 books2013

Dystopia.

“The day Earth lost a war it didn't know it was fighting.”
from the catalogue description of Icons

Start with Icons →

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 Merchant Prince?: Tripods — the closest match to The Merchant Prince on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Merchant Prince?: The Merchant Prince. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Merchant Prince.
How big is The Merchant Prince?: The Merchant Prince is 3 books, 2000–2003.

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