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Books like Becoming Alien Trilogy: 9 series to read next

Becoming Alien Trilogy is science fiction, set in other star systems. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Becoming Alien Trilogy is 3 books, 1988–1990.

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Hainish
Foundation
The Culture
Ender's Game
Alliance-Union
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame
Old Man's War
Sirius Five
Forever War

HainishSeries

seriesUrsula K. Le Guin33 books1964

Science fiction, reflective in tone, set in far future and other star systems.

“The Hainish Cycle consists of a number of science fiction novels and stories by Ursula K. Le Guin.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Rocannon's World →

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

Start with Foundation →

The CultureUniverse

universe21 books1987

Space opera, about artificial intelligence, set in galactic scale.

“No money, no laws, no hunger, no death you didn't choose; a galaxy-spanning anarchy of humans and drones administered, gently and with enormous irony, by superintelligent Minds who name their warships things like *Frank Exchange Of Views*.”
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.”
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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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 →

Old Man's WarSeries

seriesJohn Scalzi16 books2005

Military science fiction and space opera, about war.

“Sign a document at 65, saying you intend to join up 10 years later.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Old Man's War →

Sirius FiveSeries

seriesPhilip K. Dick2 books1969

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

“Dick's earlier young-adult manuscript Nick and the Glimmung, unpublished until 1988, shares the Glimmung character and other elements with it, suggesting he reworked the same creature across two very different books.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Galactic Pot-Healer →

Forever WarSeries

seriesJoe Haldeman10 books1972

Military science fiction.

Start with The Forever War →

Why these

No sales rank, no star ratings, no readers also bought.

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.

Questions readers ask

What should I read after Becoming Alien Trilogy?: Hainish — the closest match to Becoming Alien Trilogy on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Becoming Alien Trilogy?: Becoming Alien. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Becoming Alien Trilogy.
How big is Becoming Alien Trilogy?: Becoming Alien Trilogy is 3 books, 1988–1990.

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