Series
Books like Blackcollar: 9 series to read next
Blackcollar is science fiction and military science fiction, about war, set in far future, tense in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.
Blackcollar is 3 books, 1983–2006.
“Timothy Zahn's Blackcollar trilogy, his debut work, follows survivors of Earth's underground resistance against the Ryqril, an alien empire that conquered the planet a generation earlier.”
from the catalogue description
- Empire of Man
- Known Space
- Janissaries
- Honorverse
- Vatta
- Old Man's War
- Fifth Imperium
- Pax / Astra
- Ender's Game
- Empire of ManSeries
seriesDavid Weber & John Ringo4 books2001
Space opera.
matchedfar futuretensescience fictionmilitary science fictionadventurouswarsurvivalother star systems
- Known SpaceUniverse
universe142 books1964
Set in space.
matchedfar futurescience fictionaliensother star systems
- JanissariesSeries
seriesJerry Pournelle, Roland J. Green, David Weber & Phillip Pournelle4 books1979
About political intrigue and slavery.
matchedfar futuretensescience fictionmilitary science fictionadventurouswarother star systems
- HonorverseUniverse
universe83 books1993
Space opera, set in space.
matchedfar futurescience fictionmilitary science fictionother star systems
- VattaUniverse
universe10 books2003
Space opera, set in space.
matchedfar futuretensescience fictionadventurousmilitary science fictionother star systems
- Old Man's WarSeries
seriesJohn Scalzi16 books2005
Space opera, set in space.
matchedfar futurescience fictionadventurousmilitary science fictionwarother star systems
- Fifth ImperiumSeries
seriesDavid Weber3 books1991
Space opera, about artificial intelligence, set in space.
matchedfar futuretensescience fictionadventurouswaraliens
- Pax / AstraSeries
seriesAndre Norton2 books1954
Science fiction, tense and adventurous in tone, about survival, set in far future.
matchedfar futurescience fictiontenseadventuroussurvival
- Ender's GameUniverse
universe39 books1977
Science fiction, set in far future.
matchedfar futurescience fiction
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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 Blackcollar?
- Empire of Man — the closest match to Blackcollar on what it is about, not on what sells.
- Where do I start with Blackcollar?
- The Blackcollar. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Blackcollar.
- How big is Blackcollar?
- Blackcollar is 3 books, 1983–2006.