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Books like Deathwatch: 9 series to read next

Deathwatch is science fiction and military science fiction, set in far future and space. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Deathwatch is 35 books, 2005–2021.

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Forever War
Known Space
Old Man's War
Berserker (Fred Saberhagen)
CoDominium
Halo
Ender's Game
Sun Eater
Dune

Forever WarSeries

seriesJoe Haldeman10 books1972

Science fiction and military science fiction, set in far future and space.

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Known SpaceUniverse

universe142 books1964

Science fiction, about aliens, set in far future and space.

“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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Old Man's WarSeries

seriesJohn Scalzi16 books2005

Adventurous in tone.

“Sign a document at 65, saying you intend to join up 10 years later.”
from the catalogue description
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Berserker (Fred Saberhagen)Series

seriesFred Saberhagen, Connie Willis, Edward Bryant, Jane Lindskold, Larry Niven, Poul Anderson, Roger Zelazny & Stephen R. Donaldson59 books1963

About robots and artificial intelligence.

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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.”
from the catalogue description

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HaloUniverse

universe70 books2001

Science fiction and military science fiction, set in far future and space.

“The shelf grows out of a 2001 video game, but it reads as its own body of military science fiction, built by many hands.”
from the catalogue description

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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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Sun EaterSeries

seriesChristopher Ruocchio36 books2018

Science fiction and space opera, dark in tone, about war, set in far future.

“The galaxy remembers him as a hero: the man who burned every last alien Cielcin from the sky.”
from the catalogue description of Empire of Silence
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

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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 →

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 Deathwatch?: Forever War — the closest match to Deathwatch on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Deathwatch?: Warrior Brood. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Deathwatch.
How big is Deathwatch?: Deathwatch is 35 books, 2005–2021.

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