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Books like Aliens Versus Predator: 9 series to read next

Aliens Versus Predator is science fiction and horror, about aliens, set in far future, tense in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Aliens Versus Predator is 21 books, 1994–2022.

“The Alien vs. Predator novels are an extension of the fictional crossover franchise of Alien vs. Predator.”
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Known Space
CoDominium
Old Man's War
Xan-Sskarn War
Berserker (Fred Saberhagen)
Ender's Game
Dune
Forge of God
Conquerors

Known SpaceUniverse

universe142 books1964

Science fiction, about aliens, set in far future and other star systems.

“Give a clever species a few centuries and a working fusion drive, and it will fill the sky with problems.”
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CoDominiumUniverse

universe98 books1971

Science fiction and military science fiction, set in other star systems and far future.

“The body of work runs along a few hard threads rather than one line.”
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Old Man's WarSeries

seriesJohn Scalzi16 books2005

Space opera.

“Sign a document at 65, saying you intend to join up 10 years later.”
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Xan-Sskarn WarSeries

seriesPatrick A. Vanner1 book2010

Space opera.

“Under her petite exterior is a spine of solid steel and a disposition to laugh in the face of impending death.”
from the catalogue description of Ragnarok

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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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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.”
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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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Forge of GodSeries

seriesGreg Bear2 books1987

Science fiction, tense and dark in tone, about aliens and survival.

“Earth faces destruction when an inscrutable and overwhelming alien form of life attacks.”
from the catalogue description of The Forge of God

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ConquerorsSeries

seriesTimothy Zahn3 books1994

About political intrigue.

“Zahn alternates perspective between the human and alien chains of command, using the shifting viewpoints to slowly unpick why the conflict started in the first place.”
from the catalogue description

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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.

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What should I read after Aliens Versus Predator?: Known Space — the closest match to Aliens Versus Predator on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Aliens Versus Predator?: Prey. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Aliens Versus Predator.
How big is Aliens Versus Predator?: Aliens Versus Predator is 21 books, 1994–2022.

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