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Books like Ark Royal: 9 series to read next

Ark Royal is science fiction and military science fiction, set in far future and space. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Ark Royal is 20 books, 2014–2023.

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Ender's Game
Known Space
Alliance-Union
CoDominium
Old Man's War
Heaven Chronicles / Zones of Thought
Honorverse
The Lost Fleet
Society of Humanity

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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Known SpaceUniverse

universe142 books1964

Science fiction, about aliens, set in far future and space.

“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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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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CoDominiumUniverse

universe98 books1971

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

“The body of work runs along a few hard threads rather than one line.”
from the catalogue description

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Old Man's WarSeries

seriesJohn Scalzi16 books2005

Science fiction and military science fiction, adventurous in tone, about war, set in far future and space.

“Sign a document at 65, saying you intend to join up 10 years later.”
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Heaven Chronicles / Zones of ThoughtSeries

seriesJoan D. Vinge & Vernor Vinge8 books1976

Science fiction and space opera, set in far future and space.

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HonorverseUniverse

universe83 books1993

Science fiction and space opera, set in far future and space.

“At the center stands one officer, Honor Harrington — captain, then something far larger — and the six-limbed empathic treecat who rides her shoulder.”
from the catalogue description

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The Lost FleetUniverse

universe27 books2006

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

“A war a hundred years old has forgotten how to fight it.”
from the catalogue description

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Society of HumanityUniverse

universe45 books1999

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

“There's an old joke in the Society of Humanity: Longknifes start wars, and Longknifes finish them, and the smart money never bets on which.”
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 Ark Royal?: Ender's Game — the closest match to Ark Royal on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Ark Royal?: Ark Royal. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Ark Royal.
How big is Ark Royal?: Ark Royal is 20 books, 2014–2023.

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