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Books like Battlestar Galactica 2: 9 series to read next

Battlestar Galactica 2 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.

Battlestar Galactica 2 is 4 books, 2006–2007.

“For forty years, the Twelve Colonies of Man experienced peace, united since the war against the man-made Cylons.”
from the catalogue description of Battlestar Galactica

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Berserker (Fred Saberhagen)
Known Space
Ender's Game
CoDominium
Alliance-Union
Old Man's War
Vatta
Space Beagle
Honorverse

Berserker (Fred Saberhagen)Series

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

About artificial intelligence.

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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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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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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.”
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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.”
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Old Man's WarSeries

seriesJohn Scalzi16 books2005

Science fiction and space opera, 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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VattaUniverse

universe10 books2003

Science fiction and space opera, tense and adventurous in tone, set in far future and space.

“Get kicked out of the Academy and the family still hands you a ship.”
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Space BeagleSeries

seriesA. E. van Vogt5 books1939

About space exploration.

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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.”
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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 Battlestar Galactica 2?: Berserker (Fred Saberhagen) — the closest match to Battlestar Galactica 2 on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Battlestar Galactica 2?: Battlestar Galactica. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Battlestar Galactica 2.
How big is Battlestar Galactica 2?: Battlestar Galactica 2 is 4 books, 2006–2007.

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