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Books like Clecanian: 9 series to read next

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

Clecanian is 8 books, 2020–2023.

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Hainish
Interstellar Brides Universe
Ice Planet
Ender's Game
The League
The Xenith Trilogy
Lunar Chronicles
Anna Nestor-Sigrid / The Aighors
Aldebarian Alliance

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 →

Interstellar Brides UniverseSeries

seriesGrace Goodwin30 books2016

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

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Ice PlanetSeries

seriesRuby Dixon30 books2015

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

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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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The LeagueSeries

seriesSherrilyn Kenyon15 books1994

Space opera.

“Sherrilyn Kenyon's The League opens with Born of Night, a science-fiction romance centered on an assassin protagonist, continuing across more than a dozen further 'Born of...' novels.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Born of the Night →

The Xenith TrilogySeries

seriesChani Lynn Feener3 books2017

Space opera, tense in tone, about political intrigue.

“Kidnapped by the princess's head bodyguard, Ruckus, and imprisoned in an alien palace, Delaney is forced to impersonate the princess until Olena can be found.”
from the catalogue description of Amid Stars and Darkness

Start with Amid Stars and Darkness →

Lunar ChroniclesSeries

seriesMarissa Meyer15 books2011

Fairy tale retelling, about political intrigue.

“Set in a futuristic world inhabited by various species and creatures, tensions are rising between Earth and its former colony Luna, while both attempt to manage an ongoing pandemic.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Fairest: Levana's Story →

Anna Nestor-Sigrid / The AighorsSeries

seriesGreg Bear4 books1975

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

“Greg Bear wrote it as a standalone 1980 novel rather than the start of a series.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Perihesperon →

Aldebarian AllianceSeries

seriesDianne Duvall5 books2020

Space opera.

Start with The Lasaran →

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 Clecanian?: Hainish — the closest match to Clecanian on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Clecanian?: Choosing Theo. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Clecanian.
How big is Clecanian?: Clecanian is 8 books, 2020–2023.

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