Series
Books like Central Control: 9 series to read next
Central Control is science fiction, set in far future and space, adventurous in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.
Central Control is 2 books, 1953–1955.
“Andre Norton's Central Control novels are a loose future history that sketches the rise of a galactic empire through events echoing Norton's own reading of Terran history rather than following one continuing cast.”
from the catalogue description
- Known Space
- The Final Architecture
- Pax / Astra
- Vatta
- Old Man's War
- Uplift
- Ender's Game
- Space Beagle
- CoDominium
- Known SpaceUniverse
universe142 books1964
About aliens.
matchedfar futurescience fictionspaceother star systems
- The Final ArchitectureSeries
seriesAdrian Tchaikovsky6 books2021
About aliens.
matchedadventurousfar futurescience fictionspace explorationwarspaceother star systemstense
- Pax / AstraSeries
seriesAndre Norton2 books1954
Science fiction, adventurous and tense in tone, about survival, set in far future.
matchedadventurousfar futurescience fictionsurvivaltense
- VattaUniverse
universe10 books2003
Science fiction and military science fiction, adventurous and tense in tone, set in far future and space.
matchedadventurousfar futurescience fictionspaceother star systemsmilitary science fictiontensespace opera
- Old Man's WarSeries
seriesJohn Scalzi16 books2005
Science fiction and military science fiction, adventurous in tone, about war, set in far future and space.
matchedadventurousfar futurescience fictionwarspaceother star systemsmilitary science fictionspace opera
- UpliftUniverse
universe13 books1980
About uplift and aliens.
matchedadventurousfar futurescience fictionspaceother star systemsspace opera
- Ender's GameUniverse
universe39 books1977
Science fiction, set in far future.
matchedfar futurescience fiction
- Space BeagleSeries
seriesA. E. van Vogt5 books1939
About aliens, set in spaceship.
matchedadventurousfar futurescience fictionspace explorationspacetensespace opera
- CoDominiumUniverse
universe98 books1971
Science fiction and military science fiction, set in far future and other star systems.
matchedscience fictionfar futureother star systemsmilitary science fiction
Read next in Central Control
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 Central Control?
- Known Space — the closest match to Central Control on what it is about, not on what sells.
- Where do I start with Central Control?
- Star Rangers. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Central Control.
- How big is Central Control?
- Central Control is 2 books, 1953–1955.
- Is Central Control finished?
- Yes — 2 books, 1953–1955.