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Books like Cosmic: 9 series to read next

Cosmic 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.

Cosmic is 3 books, 2020–2023.

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Heaven Chronicles / Zones of Thought
Dune
Singularity Sky
Ender's Game
Jean le Flambeur
The Culture
Radchaai
Blindsight / Firefall
Heechee

Heaven Chronicles / Zones of ThoughtSeries

seriesJoan D. Vinge & Vernor Vinge8 books1976

Science fiction and space opera, set in far future and space.

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DuneUniverse

universe78 books1963

About political intrigue.

“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.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Dune →

Singularity SkySeries

seriesCharles Stross2 books2003

Science fiction, challenging and tense in tone, about technological singularity and artificial intelligence, set in far future and other star systems.

“Charles Stross uses the setup for a mix of space opera, economics, and diplomatic intrigue.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Singularity Sky →

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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Jean le FlambeurSeries

seriesHannu Rajaniemi3 books2010

Hard science fiction, about virtual reality.

“Jean le Flambeur is a master thief broken out of a virtual prison to pull off one more impossible heist, in a solar system reshaped by uploaded minds, post-human factions, and economies built on memory and privacy themselves.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Quantum Thief →

The CultureUniverse

universe21 books1987

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*.”
from the catalogue description

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RadchaaiUniverse

universe11 books2012

About political intrigue and identity.

“Civilization is what the Radch calls itself, and civilization is a courtesy extended at gunpoint.”
from the catalogue description

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Blindsight / FirefallSeries

seriesPeter Watts3 books2006

Hard science fiction, dark in tone, about aliens.

Start with Blindsight →

HeecheeSeries

seriesFrederik Pohl19 books1972

About aliens and space exploration.

“The Heechee are an advanced alien race that visited the Solar System hundreds of millennia ago and then mysteriously disappeared.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Gateway →

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 Cosmic?: Heaven Chronicles / Zones of Thought — the closest match to Cosmic on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Cosmic?: The Sentient. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Cosmic.
How big is Cosmic?: Cosmic is 3 books, 2020–2023.

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