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Ascension (Ken Lozito) is science fiction and space opera, set in far future and space. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Ascension (Ken Lozito) is 7 books, 2016–2018.

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Known Space
CoDominium
Heechee
Uplift
Humanx Commonwealth
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Heaven Chronicles / Zones of Thought
Foundation
Ender's Game

Known SpaceUniverse

universe142 books1964

About aliens.

“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

Military science fiction.

“The body of work runs along a few hard threads rather than one line.”
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HeecheeSeries

seriesFrederik Pohl19 books1972

About aliens.

“The Heechee are an advanced alien race that visited the Solar System hundreds of millennia ago and then mysteriously disappeared.”
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UpliftUniverse

universe13 books1980

About uplift and aliens.

“No species, the Galactics insist, ever climbs to sapience alone.”
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Humanx CommonwealthUniverse

universe39 books1972

About aliens.

“Two species that ought, by every buried instinct, to recoil from one another instead clasp hand to truhand and build a galaxy together.”
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyUniverse

universe18 books1979

Humor, funny in tone.

“The Earth is scheduled for demolition to make way for a hyperspace bypass, and honestly, nobody filed the paperwork properly.”
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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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FoundationUniverse

universe123 books1940

About robots.

“There is a science that reads the future of quadrillions the way an astronomer reads the orbits of stars.”
from the catalogue description

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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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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 Ascension (Ken Lozito)?: Known Space — the closest match to Ascension (Ken Lozito) on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Ascension (Ken Lozito)?: Star Shroud. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Ascension (Ken Lozito).
How big is Ascension (Ken Lozito)?: Ascension (Ken Lozito) is 7 books, 2016–2018.

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