History SpiritualSuccessor / Literature

* John Varley's ''[[EightWorlds The Golden Globe]]'' is a combination homage and spiritual successor to Robert A. Heinlein's ''DoubleStar''. The protagonist in both is a highly skilled and intelligent but down on his luck actor who used to be famous, and now lives partly on the wrong side of the law while still being obsessed with his craft (something drilled into him by his father). The characterizations and habits are essentially the same, and they also deliberately share a similar first person narrative style, from the perspective of the character writing out his experiences after the fact.

* John Varley's ''[[EightWorlds The Golden Globe]]'' is a combination homage and spiritual successor to Robert A. Heinlein's ''DoubleStar''. The protagonist in both is a highly skilled and intelligent but down on his luck actor who used to be famous, and now lives partly on the wrong side of the law while still being obsessed with his craft (something drilled into him by his father). They also deliberately share a similar first person narrative style, from the perspective of the character writing out his experiences after the fact.

* ''Literature/KillingPablo'' is a rare nonfiction example. Written by Mark Bowden and featuring the exploits of General Bill Garrison, it reads much as a sequel to ''BlackHawkDown.''

* Jane Gaskell's ''Literature/{{Atlan}}'' series probably marks the last incarnation of "elder Earth" fantasies in the Creator/EdgarRiceBurroughs mold.

* InfifityRing is a SpiritualSuccessor to The39Clues as both are historian fiction books and web games for kids.

* ''Literature/ThePowerOfFive'' is this to Anthony Horowitz's unfinished ''Pentagram'' series from the 1980s.

* JohnChristopher's ''Literature/TheTripods'' trilogy is, as the name suggests, a SpiritualSuccessor to H.G. Wells' ''Literature/TheWarOfTheWorlds''.

* LewisCarroll's epic nonsense poem "The Hunting of the Snark" is a SpiritualSuccessor to the ''Alice'' stories, and includes a number of references to "Jabberwocky."

* ''Literature/HarryPotter'' is definitely this to ''Literature/TheChroniclesOfNarnia''; despite having very different plots, both are series that heavily utilize magic, follow strong children who save their world, and provide an allegory that is well-written enough to appeal not only to its young target audience, but to spark the interest of adult readers as well.

* The urban fantasy novel ''Literature/TheVu'' is a SpinOff and a SpiritualSuccessor to ''TrintonChronicles'' having some influence over it's creation and sharing three characters and some cross over in-jokes with the story.

* Creator/JackLondon's ''Literature/WhiteFang'' is the spiritual successor to his ''Literature/TheCallOfTheWild''. Both are {{xenofiction}}al stories about dogs on the edge of civilization. They're generally even published together in a single volume, as if the former were an ''actual'' sequel.

* The urban fantasy novel ''Literature/TheVu'' is a SpinOff and a SpiritualSuccessor to TrintonChronicles having some influence over it's creation and sharing three characters and some cross over in-jokes with the story.

* InfifityRing is a SpirtualSuccessor to The39Clues as both are historian fiction books and web games for kids.

* The urban fantasy novel ''Literature/TheVu'' is a SpinOff and a SpirtualSuccessor to TrintonChronicles having some influence over it's creation and sharing three characters and some cross over in-jokes with the story.

* The urban fantasy novel ''Literature/The Vu'' is a SpinOff and a SpirtualSuccessor to TrintonChronicles having some influence over it's creation and sharing three characters and some cross over in-jokes with the story.

* Creator/JackLondon's ''Literature/WhiteFang'' is the spiritual successor to his ''Literature/TheCallOfTheWild''. Both are {{xenofiction}}al stories about dogs on the edge of civilization. They're generally even published together in a single volume, as if the former were an ''actual'' sequel.

* Jane Gaskell's ''{{Atlan}}'' series probably marks the last incarnation of "elder Earth" fantasies in the EdgarRiceBurroughs mold.

* Creator/{{John Christopher|Novelist}}'s ''Literature/TheTripods'' trilogy is, as the name suggests, a SpiritualSuccessor to H.G. Wells' ''Literature/TheWarOfTheWorlds''.

* DaveBarry's two novels ''Literature/BigTrouble'' and ''TrickyBusiness''.
* JohnChristopher's ''Literature/TheTripods'' trilogy is, as the name suggests, a SpiritualSuccessor to H.G. Wells' ''Literature/TheWarOfTheWorlds''.

* {{Glamorama}} is a SpiritualSuccessor in many ways to AmericanPsycho. While BretEastonEllis has been accused of writing about the same subjects(shallow, drug addled rich people) over and over again, and frequently using over the top violence to satirize mindless consumerism, Glamorama has a very similar surreal style comparable to American Psycho that his other books don't have since they're more grounded in reality.

* DaveBarry's two novels ''BigTrouble'' and ''TrickyBusiness''.

* InfifityRing is a SpirtualSuccessor to The39Clues as both are historian fiction books and web games for kids.

* JohnChristopher's ''Literature/TheTripods'' trilogy is, as the name suggests, a SpiritualSuccessor to H.G. Wells' ''TheWarOfTheWorlds''.

** ''Nineteen Eighty-Four'' is arguably this to Sinclair Lewis' ''It Can't Happen Here'', published fifteen years earlier. Both novels depict a formerly democratic western nation that succumbed to totalitarianism. The protagonists of both novels chafe under totalitarian rule and rebel through the written word. Both men find solace in secret romantic relationships with women who are both their soulmates and co-conspirators; Winston falls in love with Julia while Doremus has a secret affair with Lorinda. Finally, both protagonists find themselves incarcerated and tortured for their rebellion against the state.

* Creator/Joe Haldeman's ''Literature/ForeverPeace'' is, as the name implies, a SpiritualSuccessor to ''Literature/TheForeverWar'' despite taking place in a very different setting and, indeed, having very different basic assumptions about the setting. It reads as a more "mature" attempt to understand war by probing questions about the inevitable results of technological advances in warfare in the future that ''The Forever War'' glossed over so that its sci-fi war could be a clearer parallel to Vietnam.

* Joe Haldeman's ''ForeverPeace'' is, as the name implies, a SpiritualSuccessor to ''TheForeverWar'' despite taking place in a very different setting and, indeed, having very different basic assumptions about the setting. It reads as a more "mature" attempt to understand war by probing questions about the inevitable results of technological advances in warfare in the future that ''TheForeverWar'' glossed over so that its sci-fi war could be a clearer parallel to Vietnam.
* LewisCarroll's epic nonsense poem ''The Hunting of the Snark'' is a SpiritualSuccessor to the ''Alice'' stories, and includes a number of references to "Jabberwocky."

* Frank Herbert wrote four short stories, published later as "The Godmakers", they shared theme and concepts with his masterpiece ''{{Dune}}''.

* InfinityRing is a SpirtualSuccessor to The39Clues as both are historian fiction books and web games for kids.

* Jane Gaskell's ''{{Atlan}}'' series probably marks the last incarnation of "elder Earth" fantasies in the EdgarRiceBurroughs mold.