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Books like Zulu Nation: 9 series to read next

Zulu Nation is historical fiction and adventure, about forbidden love, set in africa, adventurous in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Zulu Nation is 1 book, from 1892.

“H. Rider Haggard's Nada the Lily is set during the rise of the Zulu king Shaka, following Umslopogaas, Shaka's unacknowledged son, and his love for the celebrated beauty Nada.”
from the catalogue description

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Allan Quatermain
Ibandi
Tarzan
Temeraire
Passenger
Outlander (Diana Gabaldon)
Felix
The War Chief
Karou

Allan QuatermainSeries

seriesH. Rider Haggard, Jean Francis Webb & Thomas Kent Miller25 books1885

About expeditions.

“An English professional big game hunter and adventurer, in film and television he has been portrayed by Richard Chamberlain, Sean Connery, Cedric Hardwicke, Patrick Swayze and Stewart Granger among others.”
from the catalogue description
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IbandiSeries

seriesSteven Barnes2 books2006

About survival and faith and religion, set in prehistoric.

“Thirty thousand years ago, in the heart of the African continent and in the shadow of the largest freestanding mountain in the world, lived the Ibandi.”
from the catalogue description of Great Sky Woman

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TarzanUniverse

universe100 books1912

Set in early 20th century.

“Deep in a jungle no map has tamed, an English lord's orphaned son is suckled by a she-ape and grows to manhood knowing neither his name nor his kind.”
from the catalogue description

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TemeraireSeries

seriesNaomi Novik48 books2006

Historical fantasy and alternate history, about dragons.

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PassengerSeries

seriesAlexandra Bracken2 books2016

Time travel, about quests, set in our world.

“Nicholas Carter is content with his life at sea, free from the Ironwoods-a powerful family in the Colonies-and the servitude he's known at their hands.”
from the catalogue description of Passenger

Start with Passenger →

Outlander (Diana Gabaldon)Series

seriesDiana Gabaldon26 books1991

Historical fantasy, set in british isles and age of sail & 18th century.

“Initially set around the time of the Second World War, it focuses on nurse Claire Beauchamp, who travels through time to 18th-century Scotland, where she finds adventure and romance with the dashing Jamie Fraser.”
from the catalogue description of Outlander
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

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FelixSeries

seriesJoan Aiken3 books1977

About coming of age, set in europe.

“In 1821, an orphaned twelve-year-old boy runs away from his unhappy home in Spain to England where he tries to find his father's family.”
from the catalogue description of Go Saddle the Sea

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The War ChiefSeries

seriesEdgar Rice Burroughs & Ralph Roberts3 books1927

Westerns, set in north america.

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KarouSeries

seriesLaini Taylor4 books2011

Set in secondary world.

“From copyright page: Seventeen year old Karou, a lovely, enigmatic art student in a Prague boarding school, carries a sketchbook of hideous, frightening monsters - the chimerae who form the only family she has ever known.”
from the catalogue description of Daughter of Smoke & Bone
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Daughter of Smoke & Bone →

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 Zulu Nation?: Allan Quatermain — the closest match to Zulu Nation on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Zulu Nation?: Nada the Lily. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Zulu Nation.
How big is Zulu Nation?: Zulu Nation is 1 book, from 1892.

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