Series

Books like The Milkweed Triptych: 9 series to read next

The Milkweed Triptych is alternate history and historical fantasy, about war, set in early 20th century, tense in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

The Milkweed Triptych is 3 books, 2010–2013.

The The Milkweed Triptych page →Narrow this list →

Small Change
The Leviathan Trilogy
How Few Remain Universe
Days of Infamy
Axis of Time
Burton Cole
The War That Came Early
Worldwar Universe
Duke de Richleau

Small ChangeSeries

seriesJo Walton4 books2006

Thriller & suspense, about totalitarianism.

“As the series begins, Britain itself slides toward fascism.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Farthing →

The Leviathan TrilogySeries

seriesScott Westerfeld3 books2009

Steampunk, adventurous in tone.

“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

Start with Leviathan →

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 →

Days of InfamySeries

seriesHarry Turtledove2 books2004

War & military, about colonialism, set in north america.

“Harry Turtledove's Days of Infamy duology reimagines the Pacific theater of World War II with an alternate outcome at Pearl Harbor: a Japanese invasion and occupation of Hawaii rather than a single carrier strike.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Days of Infamy →

Axis of TimeSeries

seriesJohn Birmingham7 books2004

Military science fiction.

“Thousands died in the chaos, but the ripples had only begun.”
from the catalogue description of Weapons of Choice
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Weapons of Choice →

Burton ColeSeries

seriesGuy Saville2 books2011

About colonialism, set in africa.

“More than a decade has passed since Britain's humiliation at Dunkirk brought an end to the war and the beginning of an uneasy peace with Hitler.”
from the catalogue description of The Afrika Reich

Start with The Afrika Reich →

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.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Hitler's War →

Worldwar UniverseSeries

seriesHarry Turtledove8 books1994

Alien invasion, about aliens, set in our world.

Reading order →

Duke de RichleauSeries

seriesDennis Wheatley4 books1933

Thriller & suspense.

Start with The Forbidden Territory →

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 Milkweed Triptych?: Small Change — the closest match to The Milkweed Triptych on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Milkweed Triptych?: Bitter Seeds. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Milkweed Triptych.
How big is The Milkweed Triptych?: The Milkweed Triptych is 3 books, 2010–2013.

Books like The Milkweed Triptych: 9 series to read next

Read next in The Milkweed Triptych

Why these

Questions readers ask

Other series like this one