Series
Books like Alex Benedict: 9 series to read next
Alex Benedict is science fiction and mystery & detective, set in far future and space, mysterious in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.
Alex Benedict is 13 books, 1987–2023.
“Alex Benedict is an antiques dealer and part-time interstellar investigator, generations removed from Earth's first starfaring age, who keeps stumbling into forgotten history through the objects and ruins he trades in.”
from the catalogue description
- Known Space
- Heechee
- Quadrail
- Academy / Priscilla (Hutch) Hutchins
- CoDominium
- Uplift
- Humanx Commonwealth
- Thistledown
- Well World
- Known SpaceUniverse
universe142 books1964
Science fiction, about aliens, set in far future and space.
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- HeecheeSeries
seriesFrederik Pohl19 books1972
Science fiction and space opera, about space exploration and aliens, set in far future and space.
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- QuadrailSeries
seriesTimothy Zahn5 books2005
Science fiction and space opera, mysterious in tone, about aliens and political intrigue, set in far future and space.
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seriesJack McDevitt16 books1983
Science fiction, about space exploration and aliens, set in far future and space.
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- CoDominiumUniverse
universe98 books1971
Military science fiction.
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- UpliftUniverse
universe13 books1980
About uplift.
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- Humanx CommonwealthUniverse
universe39 books1972
Science fiction, adventurous in tone, about aliens, set in far future and other star systems.
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- ThistledownSeries
seriesGreg Bear5 books1978
Hard science fiction.
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- Well WorldSeries
seriesJack L. Chalker & David Boop11 books1977
Science fiction and space opera, set in far future and other star systems.
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Read next in Alex Benedict
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 Alex Benedict?
- Known Space — the closest match to Alex Benedict on what it is about, not on what sells.
- Where do I start with Alex Benedict?
- A Talent for War. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Alex Benedict.
- How big is Alex Benedict?
- Alex Benedict is 13 books, 1987–2023.