Series
Books like Time: 9 series to read next
Time is science fiction and time travel, set in our world, adventurous in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.
Time is 3 books, 1929–1964.
“Thought Loto had intended only to visit, he saw then that he alone could help the survivors of the centuries' incredible savages.”
from the catalogue description of The Man Who Mastered Time
- Forge of God
- Tripods
- Sea of Rust
- Pax / Astra
- Cities in Flight
- Mortal Engines
- Mesklin
- Time Odyssey
- Humanx Commonwealth
- Forge of GodSeries
seriesGreg Bear2 books1987
Dark in tone, about aliens.
matchedsurvivalscience fictiontense
- TripodsSeries
seriesJohn Christopher4 books1967
Post-apocalyptic, about aliens and rebellion and revolution.
matchedour worldscience fictiontense
- Sea of RustSeries
seriesC. Robert Cargill3 books2017
Post-apocalyptic.
matchedfar futurescience fictionour world
- Pax / AstraSeries
seriesAndre Norton2 books1954
Science fiction, adventurous and tense in tone, about survival, set in far future.
matchedsurvivalfar futureadventurousscience fictiontense
- Cities in FlightSeries
seriesJames Blish10 books1950
Space opera, about space colonization, set in space.
matchedfar futurescience fiction
- Mortal EnginesUniverse
universe14 books2001
Post-apocalyptic and steampunk.
matchedsurvivalfar futurescience fictionadventurous
- MesklinSeries
seriesHal Clement6 books1954
Hard science fiction, about aliens and space exploration, set in other star systems.
matchedfar futureadventurousscience fiction
- Time OdysseySeries
seriesArthur C. Clarke & Stephen Baxter3 books2003
About aliens, set in space.
matchedfar futurescience fictionour world
- Humanx CommonwealthUniverse
universe39 books1972
About aliens, set in other star systems and space.
matchedfar futureadventurousscience fiction
Read next in Time
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 Time?
- Forge of God — the closest match to Time on what it is about, not on what sells.
- Where do I start with Time?
- The Man Who Mastered Time. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Time.
- How big is Time?
- Time is 3 books, 1929–1964.
- Is Time finished?
- Yes — 3 books, 1929–1964.