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Books like Big Sigma: 9 series to read next

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

Big Sigma is 9 books, 2011–2020.

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Foundation
Polity
Ender's Game
Berserker (Fred Saberhagen)
Heaven Chronicles / Zones of Thought
The Culture
Ocean / Galactic Center
Forever War
Humanity's Fire

FoundationUniverse

universe123 books1940

Science fiction, about robots, set in far future.

“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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PolityUniverse

universe72 books1992

Science fiction and space opera, set in far future and other star systems.

“The Quiet War is already over by the time you arrive.”
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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Berserker (Fred Saberhagen)Series

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

About war.

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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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The CultureUniverse

universe21 books1987

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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Ocean / Galactic CenterSeries

seriesGregory Benford12 books1972

Hard science fiction, about aliens.

“For some time now, Earth has been heavily influenced by the aliens, who have conquered the oceans, sinking a lot of the ships, making that kind of transportation of goods impossible.”
from the catalogue description of Swarmer, Skimmer
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Start with Swarmer, Skimmer →

Forever WarSeries

seriesJoe Haldeman10 books1972

Military science fiction.

Start with The Forever War →

Humanity's FireSeries

seriesMichael Cobley5 books2009

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

“Two further novels, Ancestral Machines and Splintered Suns, continue the setting afterward.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Seeds of Earth →

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 Big Sigma?: Foundation — the closest match to Big Sigma on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Big Sigma?: Beta Testers. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Big Sigma.
How big is Big Sigma?: Big Sigma is 9 books, 2011–2020.

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