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Books like Birthright (Rick Partlow): 9 series to read next

Birthright (Rick Partlow) 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 (Rick Partlow) is 4 books, 2008–2016.

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Known Space
Ender's Game
Old Man's War
CoDominium
The Lost Fleet
Alliance-Union
Honorverse
Uplift
The Talents

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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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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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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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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The Lost FleetUniverse

universe27 books2006

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

“A war a hundred years old has forgotten how to fight it.”
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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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HonorverseUniverse

universe83 books1993

Science fiction and military science fiction, 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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UpliftUniverse

universe13 books1980

About uplift and aliens.

“No species, the Galactics insist, ever climbs to sapience alone.”
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The TalentsUniverse

universe18 books1959

About psychic powers.

“Somewhere a Prime holds a Tower, gathers the gestalt of a generator's power, and flings a starship — or a single frightened child — across the light-years between worlds.”
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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.

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What should I read after Birthright (Rick Partlow)?: Known Space — the closest match to Birthright (Rick Partlow) on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Birthright (Rick Partlow)?: Glory Boy. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Birthright (Rick Partlow).
How big is Birthright (Rick Partlow)?: Birthright (Rick Partlow) is 4 books, 2008–2016.

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