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Books like Alien (Game): 9 series to read next

Alien (Game) is science fiction and horror, set in far future. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Alien (Game) is 7 books, 2018–2022.

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Ender's Game
Dune
Forever War
Berserker (Fred Saberhagen)
Alliance-Union
Halo
Polity
H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds
Ocean / Galactic Center

Ender's GameUniverse

universe39 books1977

Science fiction, set in far future.

“To beat your enemy you must first understand him so completely that you love him — and in the instant you love him, you destroy him.”
from the catalogue description

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DuneUniverse

universe78 books1963

Space opera, about political intrigue.

“The desert planet, where empire runs on a single substance: the spice melange, which folds space, prolongs life, and unlocks prescience, and which exists nowhere else in the known universe.”
from the catalogue description

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Forever WarSeries

seriesJoe Haldeman10 books1972

Science fiction and military science fiction, set in far future and space.

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Berserker (Fred Saberhagen)Series

seriesFred Saberhagen, Connie Willis, Edward Bryant, Jane Lindskold, Larry Niven, Poul Anderson, Roger Zelazny & Stephen R. Donaldson59 books1963

Space opera, about artificial intelligence.

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Alliance-UnionUniverse

universe173 books1976

Science fiction, set in far future.

“Around that spine cluster the merchanter novels of trader Families, the Faded Sun trilogy of human envoys among the martial alien Mri, and the Chanur books, narrated from the hierarchical, whiskered viewpoint of the hani.”
from the catalogue description

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HaloUniverse

universe70 books2001

Science fiction and military science fiction, set in far future and space.

“The shelf grows out of a 2001 video game, but it reads as its own body of military science fiction, built by many hands.”
from the catalogue description

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PolityUniverse

universe72 books1992

Space opera.

“The Quiet War is already over by the time you arrive.”
from the catalogue description

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H. G. Wells' War of the WorldsUniverse

universe65 books1898

Alien invasion.

“No one would have believed, in the closing years of the nineteenth century, that human affairs were being watched keenly and closely from the timeless worlds of space.”
from the catalogue description

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Ocean / Galactic CenterSeries

seriesGregory Benford12 books1972

Hard science fiction.

“For some time now, Earth has been heavily influenced by the aliens, who have conquered the oceans, sinking a lot of the ships, making that kind of transportation of goods impossible.”
from the catalogue description of Swarmer, Skimmer
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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 Alien (Game)?: Ender's Game — the closest match to Alien (Game) on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Alien (Game)?: The Cold Forge. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Alien (Game).
How big is Alien (Game)?: Alien (Game) is 7 books, 2018–2022.

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