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Books like Claimings: 9 series to read next

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

Claimings is 5 books, 2013–2019.

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Ender's Game
Known Space
The Talents
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
CoDominium
Hainish
Heechee
Thistledown
Humanx Commonwealth

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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Known SpaceUniverse

universe142 books1964

Science fiction, about aliens, set in far future and space.

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

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The TalentsUniverse

universe18 books1959

About psychic powers.

“Somewhere a Prime holds a Tower, gathers the gestalt of a generator's power, and flings a starship — or a single frightened child — across the light-years between worlds.”
from the catalogue description

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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyUniverse

universe18 books1979

Humor.

“The Earth is scheduled for demolition to make way for a hyperspace bypass, and honestly, nobody filed the paperwork properly.”
from the catalogue description

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CoDominiumUniverse

universe98 books1971

Military science fiction.

“The body of work runs along a few hard threads rather than one line.”
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
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Rocannon's World →

HeecheeSeries

seriesFrederik Pohl19 books1972

Science fiction and space opera, about aliens and space exploration, set in far future and space.

“The Heechee are an advanced alien race that visited the Solar System hundreds of millennia ago and then mysteriously disappeared.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Gateway →

ThistledownSeries

seriesGreg Bear5 books1978

Hard science fiction.

Start with The Wind from a Burning Woman →

Humanx CommonwealthUniverse

universe39 books1972

Science fiction, adventurous in tone, about aliens, set in far future and space.

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

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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 Claimings?: Ender's Game — the closest match to Claimings on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Claimings?: Claimings, Tails, and Other Alien Artifacts. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Claimings.
How big is Claimings?: Claimings is 5 books, 2013–2019.

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