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24 alternatives to His Dark Materials Trilogy

Philip Pullman's classic magical trilogy

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. His Dark Materials Trilogy launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
The Dark Forest▲71
Part to of the acclaimed Three-Body Problem
2015 · its alternatives →
2
Harry Potter Series▲70
Another classic fantasy series
2015 · its alternatives →
3
Into the Brambles▲60
Dark fantasy based on modernized classical myth
2015 · its alternatives →
4
The Mechanical (The Alchemy Wars)▲66
Thrilling philosophical clock punk
2016 · its alternatives →
5
Nightmares!▲72
The 1st in a trilogy where Charlie's stuck in his nightmares
2015 · its alternatives →
6
Dark Matter and the Dinosaurs▲67
The astounding interconnectedness of the universe
2016 · its alternatives →
7
Area X: The Southern Reach Trilogy▲76
A dark, strange, adult fairy tale
2015 · its alternatives →
8
Ender's Game▲93
The enemy's gate is down
2015 · its alternatives →
9
Dark Matter of the Mind▲67
The Culturally Articulated Unconscious
2017 · its alternatives →
10
Red Rising▲63
Final book of the epic, otherwordly sci-fi trilogy
2016 · its alternatives →
11
The Name of the Wind▲55
The first in a fantasy trilogy with physics-based magic.
2016 · its alternatives →
12
Lord of Light▲56
Sci fi fantasy where gods are only human
2015 · its alternatives →
13
The Flicker Men: An Novel▲54
Modern "sci fi" thriller about science, theology, and fate
2015 · its alternatives →
14
Death's End▲62
Final book of The Three Body Problem Saga by Liu Cixin
2016 · its alternatives →
15
The Count of Monte Cristo▲69
"On what slender threads do life and fortune hang"
2015 · its alternatives →
16
Train Dreams▲55
An American epic in miniature
2015 · its alternatives →
17
Foundation▲61
Isaac Asimov’s seminal SF Foundation trilogy
2015 · its alternatives →
18
Essentialism▲70
The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
2015 · its alternatives →
19
Essentialism▲80
The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
2016 · its alternatives →
20
The Shifting Realities of Philip K. Dick▲54
Essays by a pioneering science fiction writer
2015 · its alternatives →
21
Diamond Age▲81
Confucian Law, Neo-Victorian values and nano-technology
2015 · its alternatives →
22
Dark Matter▲73
What if you could have made different choices in life?
2016 · its alternatives →
23
Magic▲66
Explore the history of magic + magicians!
2016 · its alternatives →
24
Wonderbook▲78
The Illustrated guide to creating imaginative fiction
2015 · its alternatives →

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