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Books like Centaurus: 9 series to read next

Centaurus is science fiction, set in far future and spaceship. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Centaurus is 4 books, 1947–1965.

“Assembled from linked stories written over nearly two decades, it carries van Vogt's characteristic rapid-fire plot turns and speculative concepts.”
from the catalogue description

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Alliance-Union
Dune
Pandora
Deathworld
Space Beagle
Pax / Astra
Sky Chasers
To the Stars (Harrison)
Heorot

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

Reading order →

DuneUniverse

universe78 books1963

Science fiction and space opera, about political intrigue, set in far future and other star systems.

“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 →

PandoraSeries

seriesFrank Herbert & Bill Ransom4 books1966

About artificial intelligence.

“The Pandora Sequence opens with Frank Herbert's solo novel Destination: Void, in which a starship crew must jury-rig a working artificial consciousness after their vessel's control systems fail.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Destination: Void →

DeathworldSeries

seriesHarry Harrison4 books1960

Science fiction, adventurous in tone, about space colonization and survival, set in far future and other star systems.

“The central hero is a gambler who becomes involved with colonists of an extremely hostile planet.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Deathworld →

Space BeagleSeries

seriesA. E. van Vogt5 books1939

About aliens.

Start with Black Destroyer →

Pax / AstraSeries

seriesAndre Norton2 books1954

Science fiction, tense and adventurous in tone, about survival, set in far future.

“Star Flight appears to be a later omnibus or reissue rather than a third original novel.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Stars Are Ours! →

Sky ChasersSeries

seriesAmy Kathleen Ryan3 books2011

“If a violent battle destroyed the only world you’ve ever known, would you be brave enough to save who was left?”
from the catalogue description of Glow

Start with Glow →

To the Stars (Harrison)Series

seriesHarry Harrison3 books1980

Dystopia, about rebellion and revolution.

“One of the elite stumbles onto the knowledge that news and opinions are being carefully managed to whitewash the situation, which leads him to throw his lot in with those who oppose it.”
from the catalogue description of Homeworld
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Homeworld →

HeorotSeries

seriesJerry Pournelle, Larry Niven & Steven Barnes4 books1987

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

“Reproduction and fertility expert Dr Jack Cohen acted as a consultant on the book, designing the novel life cycle of the alien antagonists, the grendels.”
from the catalogue description of The Legacy of Heorot

Start with The Legacy of Heorot →

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 Centaurus?: Alliance-Union — the closest match to Centaurus on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Centaurus?: Centaurus II. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Centaurus.
How big is Centaurus?: Centaurus is 4 books, 1947–1965.
Is Centaurus finished?: Yes — 4 books, 1947–1965.

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