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Books like Time's Tapestry: 9 series to read next

Time's Tapestry is science fiction and alternate history, set in our world. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Time's Tapestry is 4 books, 2006–2008.

“Emperor opens the sequence in Roman-era Britain, and the alternate timeline compounds across the following three novels before a concluding volume gathers the whole arc.”
from the catalogue description

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Dune
Oxford Time Travel
Ender's Game
Worldwar Universe
Temporal Regulatory Authority / Jason Thanou
Galactic Milieu
Known Space
Axis of Time
H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds

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 →

Oxford Time TravelSeries

seriesConnie Willis6 books1982

About survival.

“Connie Willis's Oxford Time Travel novels are set at a near-future Oxford University where historians travel into the past as observers, constrained by a version of history that resists any change large enough to alter real events.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Fire Watch →

Ender's GameUniverse

universe39 books1977

Set in far future.

“To beat your enemy you must first understand him so completely that you love him — and in the instant you love him, you destroy him.”
from the catalogue description

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Worldwar UniverseSeries

seriesHarry Turtledove8 books1994

Alien invasion, about aliens.

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Temporal Regulatory Authority / Jason ThanouSeries

seriesSteve White6 books2006

Science fiction and time travel, tense and adventurous in tone.

“Jason Thanou of the Temporal Regulatory Authority had about had it with nursemaiding parties of ivory-tower academics through Earth's blood-drenched history, keeping them alive as they sought evidence for their pet theories.”
from the catalogue description of Blood of the Heroes

Start with Blood of the Heroes →

Galactic MilieuSeries

seriesJulian May10 books1981

About aliens.

“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 →

Known SpaceUniverse

universe142 books1964

About aliens, set in far future and space.

“Give a clever species a few centuries and a working fusion drive, and it will fill the sky with problems.”
from the catalogue description

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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 →

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 →

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's Tapestry?: Dune — the closest match to Time's Tapestry on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Time's Tapestry?: Emperor. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Time's Tapestry.
How big is Time's Tapestry?: Time's Tapestry is 4 books, 2006–2008.

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