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Books like Catteni Sequence: 9 series to read next

Catteni Sequence is science fiction and space opera, about slavery, set in other star systems, adventurous in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Catteni Sequence is 5 books, 1970–2002.

“The Catteni series is a tetralogy of science fiction novels by American writer Anne McCaffrey.”
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Known Space
Janissaries
Uplift
CoDominium
Alliance-Union
Old Man's War
Humanx Commonwealth
The Final Architecture
Empire of Man

Known SpaceUniverse

universe142 books1964

Science fiction, about aliens, set in far future and other star systems.

“Give a clever species a few centuries and a working fusion drive, and it will fill the sky with problems.”
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JanissariesSeries

seriesJerry Pournelle, Roland J. Green, David Weber & Phillip Pournelle4 books1979

Military science fiction, about political intrigue.

“Janissaries are an American series of military and political-based science fiction novels are set in an interstellar confederation of races, in which humans are a slave race entrusted with military affairs and law enforcement.”
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UpliftUniverse

universe13 books1980

About uplift.

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

universe98 books1971

Military science fiction.

“The body of work runs along a few hard threads rather than one line.”
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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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Old Man's WarSeries

seriesJohn Scalzi16 books2005

Military science fiction.

“Sign a document at 65, saying you intend to join up 10 years later.”
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Humanx CommonwealthUniverse

universe39 books1972

Science fiction, adventurous in tone, about aliens, set in far future and other star systems.

“Two species that ought, by every buried instinct, to recoil from one another instead clasp hand to truhand and build a galaxy together.”
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The Final ArchitectureSeries

seriesAdrian Tchaikovsky6 books2021

About space exploration.

“Eighty years ago, Earth was destroyed by an alien 'Architect'.”
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Empire of ManSeries

seriesDavid Weber & John Ringo4 books2001

Military science fiction.

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Why these

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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.

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What should I read after Catteni Sequence?: Known Space — the closest match to Catteni Sequence on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Catteni Sequence?: Freedom's Landing. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Catteni Sequence.
How big is Catteni Sequence?: Catteni Sequence is 5 books, 1970–2002.
Is Catteni Sequence finished?: Yes — 5 books, 1970–2002.

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