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Books like Apollo Rising: 9 series to read next

Apollo Rising is science fiction. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Apollo Rising is 3 books, 2022–2025.

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Ender's Game
H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds
Known Space
NASA Trilogy
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame
Lady Astronaut
Heaven Chronicles / Zones of Thought
Future History
Alliance-Union

Ender's GameUniverse

universe39 books1977

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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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

Start with The War of the Worlds →

Known SpaceUniverse

universe142 books1964

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.”
from the catalogue description

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NASA TrilogySeries

seriesStephen Baxter4 books1996

Hard science fiction.

Start with Voyage →

The Science Fiction Hall of FameSeries

seriesBen Bova, Algis Budrys, Arthur C. Clarke, Geo. W. Proctor, H. G. Wells, Robert Silverberg, Terry Carr & Theodore R. Cogswell11 books1895

“The greatest science fiction stories of all time chosen by the members of the Science Fiction Writers of America.”
from the catalogue description of The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One

Start with The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One →

Lady AstronautSeries

seriesMary Robinette Kowal9 books2012

Science fiction and alternate history.

Start with The Calculating Stars →

Heaven Chronicles / Zones of ThoughtSeries

seriesJoan D. Vinge & Vernor Vinge8 books1976

Set in far future.

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Future HistorySeries

seriesRobert A. Heinlein42 books1939

Science fiction.

“The term Future History was coined by John W. Campbell Jr. in the February 1941 issue of Astounding Science Fiction.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Life-Line →

Alliance-UnionUniverse

universe173 books1976

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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Why these

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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 Apollo Rising?: Ender's Game — the closest match to Apollo Rising on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Apollo Rising?: Hot Moon. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Apollo Rising.
How big is Apollo Rising?: Apollo Rising is 3 books, 2022–2025.

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