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Books like Cordelia Vorkosigan: 9 series to read next

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

Cordelia Vorkosigan is 4 books, 1986–2016.

“Barrayar continues her story through a coup attempt and an assassination bid targeting her unborn son, Miles, the saga's usual protagonist; both novels are collected as the omnibus Cordelia's Honor.”
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Dune
Ender's Game
CoDominium
Old Man's War
Known Space
The Culture
Vatta
Honorverse
The Talents

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.”
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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.”
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CoDominiumUniverse

universe98 books1971

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

“The body of work runs along a few hard threads rather than one line.”
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Old Man's WarSeries

seriesJohn Scalzi16 books2005

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

“Sign a document at 65, saying you intend to join up 10 years later.”
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Known SpaceUniverse

universe142 books1964

About aliens.

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

universe21 books1987

About artificial intelligence, set in galactic scale.

“No money, no laws, no hunger, no death you didn't choose; a galaxy-spanning anarchy of humans and drones administered, gently and with enormous irony, by superintelligent Minds who name their warships things like *Frank Exchange Of Views*.”
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VattaUniverse

universe10 books2003

Science fiction and space opera, adventurous and tense in tone, set in far future and other star systems.

“Get kicked out of the Academy and the family still hands you a ship.”
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HonorverseUniverse

universe83 books1993

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

“At the center stands one officer, Honor Harrington — captain, then something far larger — and the six-limbed empathic treecat who rides her shoulder.”
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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.”
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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.

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What should I read after Cordelia Vorkosigan?: Dune — the closest match to Cordelia Vorkosigan on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Cordelia Vorkosigan?: Shards of Honor. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Cordelia Vorkosigan.
How big is Cordelia Vorkosigan?: Cordelia Vorkosigan is 4 books, 1986–2016.

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