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Books like Ulysses Quicksilver Omnibuses: 9 series to read next

Ulysses Quicksilver Omnibuses is steampunk, set in british isles, adventurous in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Ulysses Quicksilver Omnibuses is 1 book, from 2011.

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Gideon Smith
Hunchback Assignments / Modo: Mission Clockwork
The Leviathan Trilogy
George Dower / Infernal Devices
The Bookman Universe
Moorcock's Multiverse
The Anubis Gates
Spicy Zeppelin Stories
Clockwork Century Universe

Gideon SmithSeries

seriesDavid Barnett7 books2013

Alternate history, set in 19th century and alternate earth.

“Airships ply the skies and Queen Victoria presides over three-quarters of the known world, including the East Coast of America, following the failed revolution of 1775.”
from the catalogue description of Gideon Smith and the Mechanical Girl

Start with Gideon Smith and the Mechanical Girl →

Hunchback Assignments / Modo: Mission ClockworkSeries

seriesArthur Slade5 books2009

About shapeshifters, set in 19th century.

“A gripping new series combines Steampunk, spying, and a fantastic Victorian London.The mysterious Mr. Socrates rescues Modo, a child in a traveling freak show.”
from the catalogue description of The Hunchback Assignments

Start with The Hunchback Assignments →

The Leviathan TrilogySeries

seriesScott Westerfeld3 books2009

Alternate history, about genetic engineering, set in early 20th century.

“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 →

George Dower / Infernal DevicesSeries

seriesK. W. Jeter3 books1987

Set in 19th century.

“Infernal Devices, Fiendish Schemes, and Grim Expectations mix dark comedy with the gears-and-brass aesthetic the series helped establish before it had a name.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Infernal Devices →

The Bookman UniverseSeries

seriesLavie Tidhar6 books2010

Mysterious in tone, about political intrigue and murder investigation, set in 19th century.

Reading order →

Moorcock's MultiverseUniverse

universe102 books1961

Set in secondary world.

“The Multiverse is not one world but an endless lattice of them, worlds folded within worlds, each a variation on the last — and through every one of them walks a single conscripted soul.”
from the catalogue description

Reading order →

The Anubis GatesSeries

seriesTim Powers3 books1983

Time travel and historical fantasy, set in 19th century.

“The plot concerns an English professor who participates in a time travel experiment and ends up trapped in the 19th century.”
from the catalogue description

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Spicy Zeppelin StoriesSeries

seriesWill Murray8 books1984

Adventure and science fiction, set in early 20th century and space.

Start with Chane →

Clockwork Century UniverseSeries

seriesCherie Priest8 books2008

Set in 19th century and north america.

Start with Boneshaker →

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 Ulysses Quicksilver Omnibuses?: Gideon Smith — the closest match to Ulysses Quicksilver Omnibuses on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Ulysses Quicksilver Omnibuses?: The Ulysses Quicksilver Short Story Collection. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Ulysses Quicksilver Omnibuses.
How big is Ulysses Quicksilver Omnibuses?: Ulysses Quicksilver Omnibuses is 1 book, from 2011.

Books like Ulysses Quicksilver Omnibuses: 9 series to read next

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