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Books like The Prodigal Project: 9 series to read next

The Prodigal Project is about faith and religion, set in our world. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

The Prodigal Project is 4 books, 2003–2004.

“On just another Sunday, a man joins a group of friends for a golf game.”
from the catalogue description of Genesis

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Left Behind
The End / Joshua Jordan
The Handmaid's Tale
Dune
One Second After / John Matherson
The Fourth Realm
The Christ Clone Trilogy
Earthseed
The Triffids

Left BehindUniverse

universe63 books1995

“Pilots vanish from their cockpits, drivers from moving cars, children from their beds, clothing left folded where the faithful stood.”
from the catalogue description

Reading order →

The End / Joshua JordanSeries

seriesCraig Parshall & Tim LaHaye4 books2010

Science fiction and thriller & suspense, tense and dark in tone, about faith and religion, set in our world and near future.

“Joshua Jordan, former U.S. spy-plane hero now turned weapons designer has come up with a devastatingly effective new missile defense system -- the Return to Sender laser weapon.”
from the catalogue description of Edge of Apocalypse

Start with Edge of Apocalypse →

The Handmaid's TaleSeries

seriesMargaret Atwood3 books1985

About gender and society and rebellion and revolution, set in north america.

“The Handmaid's Tale is Margaret Atwood's 1985 novel set in Gilead, a totalitarian theocracy that has overthrown the United States and forces fertile women into reproductive servitude as Handmaids; it is narrated by one such woman, Offred.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Handmaid's Tale →

DuneUniverse

universe78 books1963

Space opera, set in far future and other star systems.

“The desert planet, where empire runs on a single substance: the spice melange, which folds space, prolongs life, and unlocks prescience, and which exists nowhere else in the known universe.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Dune →

One Second After / John MathersonSeries

seriesWilliam R. Forstchen4 books2009

Set in north america and small town.

Start with One Second After →

The Fourth RealmSeries

seriesJohn Twelve Hawks3 books2005

About surveillance.

“The trilogy has been translated into 25 languages and has sold more than 1.5 million books.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with The Traveler →

The Christ Clone TrilogySeries

seriesJames BeauSeigneur3 books1997

About cloning and prophecy.

Start with In His Image →

EarthseedSeries

seriesOctavia E. Butler, Damian Duffy, David Brame & John Jennings7 books1993

Set in north america.

“The two-book series was left unfinished at Butler's death; a planned third novel, Parable of the Trickster, was never completed.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Parable of the Sower →

The TriffidsSeries

seriesJohn Whitbourn, John Wyndham & Simon Clark3 books1951

Set in british isles.

“Together the three novels form a loose post-apocalyptic trilogy built on Wyndham's original premise rather than a tightly plotted single story.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Day of the Triffids →

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.

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What should I read after The Prodigal Project?: Left Behind — the closest match to The Prodigal Project on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Prodigal Project?: Genesis. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Prodigal Project.
How big is The Prodigal Project?: The Prodigal Project is 4 books, 2003–2004.

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