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Books like Blue Fire: 9 series to read next

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

Blue Fire is 6 books, 1965–1967.

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Mars (Kim Stanley Robinson)
Julian West
Ender's Game
Hainish
Foundation
Dune
CoDominium
Venus (Pamela Sargent)
Childe Cycle

Mars (Kim Stanley Robinson)Series

seriesKim Stanley Robinson36 books1982

Hard science fiction, about terraforming, set in mars.

“Ultimately more utopian than dystopian, the story focuses on egalitarian, sociological, and scientific advances made on Mars, while Earth suffers from overpopulation and ecological disaster.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Red Mars →

Julian WestSeries

seriesEdward Bellamy, Mack Reynolds, Donald McMartin, L. A. Geissler & Richard Michaelis7 books1888

Set in north america.

“Together the two novels were highly influential on turn-of-the-century utopian and socialist thought.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Looking Backward, 2000-1887 →

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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HainishSeries

seriesUrsula K. Le Guin33 books1964

Reflective in tone.

“The Hainish Cycle consists of a number of science fiction novels and stories by Ursula K. Le Guin.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Rocannon's World →

FoundationUniverse

universe123 books1940

About robots.

“There is a science that reads the future of quadrillions the way an astronomer reads the orbits of stars.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Foundation →

DuneUniverse

universe78 books1963

Space opera.

“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 →

CoDominiumUniverse

universe98 books1971

Military science fiction.

“The body of work runs along a few hard threads rather than one line.”
from the catalogue description

Reading order →

Venus (Pamela Sargent)Series

seriesPamela Sargent3 books1986

About terraforming.

“Iris Angharads, a determined, independent woman, sets herself one massive goal: to make the poison-filled atmosphere of Venus hospitable to humans.”
from the catalogue description of Venus of Dreams

Start with Venus of Dreams →

Childe CycleSeries

seriesGordon R. Dickson & David W. Wixon19 books1957

Military science fiction, about war.

“The related short stories and novellas all center on the Dorsai, primarily members of the Graeme and Morgan families.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Act of Creation →

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 Blue Fire?: Mars (Kim Stanley Robinson) — the closest match to Blue Fire on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Blue Fire?: Blue Fire. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Blue Fire.
How big is Blue Fire?: Blue Fire is 6 books, 1965–1967.

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