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Books like Black Ocean: Mirth & Mayhem: 9 series to read next

Black Ocean: Mirth & Mayhem 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.

Black Ocean: Mirth & Mayhem is 20 books, 2021–2024.

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The Stainless Steel Rat
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Aurora Cycle
The Final Architecture
Known Space
Old Man's War
Heaven Chronicles / Zones of Thought
CoDominium
Alliance-Union

The Stainless Steel RatSeries

seriesHarry Harrison21 books1957

Science fiction and space opera, adventurous and funny in tone, about con artists, set in far future and space.

“An adolescent boy on a dull planet resolves to live by his wits outside the law, and enacts a plan which leads to risk and reward.”
from the catalogue description of A Stainless Steel Rat Is Born
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyUniverse

universe18 books1979

Science fiction and humor, funny in tone, set in far future and space.

“The Earth is scheduled for demolition to make way for a hyperspace bypass, and honestly, nobody filed the paperwork properly.”
from the catalogue description

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Aurora CycleSeries

seriesAmie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff3 books2019

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The Final ArchitectureSeries

seriesAdrian Tchaikovsky6 books2021

Tense in tone, about war.

“Eighty years ago, Earth was destroyed by an alien 'Architect'.”
from the catalogue description of Shards of Earth
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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.”
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Old Man's WarSeries

seriesJohn Scalzi16 books2005

Military science fiction, about war.

“Sign a document at 65, saying you intend to join up 10 years later.”
from the catalogue description
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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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CoDominiumUniverse

universe98 books1971

Military science fiction.

“The body of work runs along a few hard threads rather than one line.”
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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What should I read after Black Ocean: Mirth & Mayhem?: The Stainless Steel Rat — the closest match to Black Ocean: Mirth & Mayhem on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Black Ocean: Mirth & Mayhem?: Know When to Run. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Black Ocean: Mirth & Mayhem.
How big is Black Ocean: Mirth & Mayhem?: Black Ocean: Mirth & Mayhem is 20 books, 2021–2024.

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