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Books like Birthright / Drop Trooper: 9 series to read next

Birthright / Drop Trooper 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.

Birthright / Drop Trooper is 41 books across 7 series, 2008–2024.

“Somebody has to ride the drop pod down through the fire, and it is never the people who started the war.”
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Known Space
Forever War
Old Man's War
Ender's Game
Berserker (Fred Saberhagen)
CoDominium
Honorverse
Dune
Nicholas Seafort

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.”
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Forever WarSeries

seriesJoe Haldeman10 books1972

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

Start with The Forever War →

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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Start with Old Man's War →

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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Berserker (Fred Saberhagen)Series

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

About robots and artificial intelligence.

Start with Berserker →

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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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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DuneUniverse

universe78 books1963

About political intrigue.

“The desert planet, where empire runs on a single substance: the spice melange, which folds space, prolongs life, and unlocks prescience, and which exists nowhere else in the known universe.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Dune →

Nicholas SeafortSeries

seriesDavid Feintuch7 books1994

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

“Additionally, Children of Hope is narrated by Randy Carr, the son of a close friend of Seafort.”
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Start with Midshipman's Hope →

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What should I read after Birthright / Drop Trooper?: Known Space — the closest match to Birthright / Drop Trooper on what it is about, not on what sells.
How big is Birthright / Drop Trooper?: Birthright / Drop Trooper is 41 books across 7 series, 2008–2024.

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