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Books like Dancer universe: 9 series to read next

Dancer universe 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.

Dancer universe is 4 books, 1982–1986.

“Sharia and Kane, two Timeshadow Riders, share the power to see and know things others cannot--a power that makes them strong, feared, and dangerous.”
from the catalogue description of Timeshadow Rider

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Ender's Game
Dune
Known Space
The Talents
Foundation
Catteni Sequence
Skolian Empire Universe
Uplift
Diadem

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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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 →

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.”
from the catalogue description

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The TalentsUniverse

universe18 books1959

Science fiction, 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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FoundationUniverse

universe123 books1940

About robots.

“There is a science that reads the future of quadrillions the way an astronomer reads the orbits of stars.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Foundation →

Catteni SequenceSeries

seriesAnne McCaffrey5 books1970

About aliens.

“The Catteni series is a tetralogy of science fiction novels by American writer Anne McCaffrey.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Freedom's Landing →

Skolian Empire UniverseSeries

seriesCatherine Asaro36 books1994

About political intrigue.

“The tale of how and WHY Althor ended war on Dalvador as a 16-year old.”
from the catalogue description of The Wages of Honor

Start with The Wages of Honor →

UpliftUniverse

universe13 books1980

About uplift and aliens.

“No species, the Galactics insist, ever climbs to sapience alone.”
from the catalogue description

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DiademUniverse

universe24 books1977

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

“The Diadem is an artifact out of some vanished star-culture, and it is not empty.”
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 Dancer universe?: Ender's Game — the closest match to Dancer universe on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Dancer universe?: Timeshadow Rider. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Dancer universe.
How big is Dancer universe?: Dancer universe is 4 books, 1982–1986.

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