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Books like Confederation: 9 series to read next
Confederation is science fiction and space opera, set in far future and space. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.
Confederation is 19 books across 3 series, 1991–2020.
“In the twenty-seventh century humanity has spilled across nearly nine hundred star systems and calls the loose weave that binds them the Confederation.”
from the catalogue description
- Dune
- The Culture
- Heaven Chronicles / Zones of Thought
- Old Man's War
- Commonwealth
- Forever War
- Ender's Game
- Berserker (Fred Saberhagen)
- CoDominium
- DuneUniverse
universe78 books1963
Science fiction and space opera, about political intrigue, set in far future and other star systems.
matchedfar futurescience fictionspace operaother star systemspolitical intrigue
- The CultureUniverse
universe21 books1987
Set in galactic scale.
matchedfar futurescience fictionspace operaartificial intelligence
seriesJoan D. Vinge & Vernor Vinge8 books1976
Science fiction and space opera, set in far future and space.
matchedfar futurescience fictionspace operaspace
- Old Man's WarSeries
seriesJohn Scalzi16 books2005
Military science fiction.
matchedfar futurescience fictionspacespace operaother star systemswaradventurous
- CommonwealthUniverse
universe12 books2002
Science fiction and space opera, set in far future.
matchedfar futurescience fictionspace opera
- Forever WarSeries
seriesJoe Haldeman10 books1972
Military science fiction.
matchedscience fictionfar futurespace
- Ender's GameUniverse
universe39 books1977
Science fiction, set in far future.
matchedscience fictionfar future
seriesFred Saberhagen, Connie Willis, Edward Bryant, Jane Lindskold, Larry Niven, Poul Anderson, Roger Zelazny & Stephen R. Donaldson59 books1963
About robots.
matchedfar futurescience fictionspace operatensespaceother star systemswarartificial intelligence
- CoDominiumUniverse
universe98 books1971
Military science fiction.
matchedscience fictionfar futureother star systems
Read next in Confederation
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 Confederation?
- Dune — the closest match to Confederation on what it is about, not on what sells.
- How big is Confederation?
- Confederation is 19 books across 3 series, 1991–2020.