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Books like Deathworld: 9 series to read next

Deathworld is science fiction, about survival and space colonization, set in far future, adventurous in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Deathworld is 4 books, 1960–1973.

“The central hero is a gambler who becomes involved with colonists of an extremely hostile planet.”
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Catteni Sequence
Dune
Empire of Man
Old Man's War
Pax / Astra
Known Space
CoDominium
Alliance-Union
The Talents

Catteni SequenceSeries

seriesAnne McCaffrey5 books1970

About slavery.

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

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.”
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Start with Dune →

Empire of ManSeries

seriesDavid Weber & John Ringo4 books2001

Military science fiction.

Start with March Upcountry →

Old Man's WarSeries

seriesJohn Scalzi16 books2005

Military science fiction.

“Sign a document at 65, saying you intend to join up 10 years later.”
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Start with Old Man's War →

Pax / AstraSeries

seriesAndre Norton2 books1954

Science fiction, adventurous and tense in tone, about survival, set in far future.

“Star Flight appears to be a later omnibus or reissue rather than a third original novel.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Stars Are Ours! →

Known SpaceUniverse

universe142 books1964

Science fiction, about aliens, set in far future and other star systems.

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

universe98 books1971

Military science fiction.

“The body of work runs along a few hard threads rather than one line.”
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Alliance-UnionUniverse

universe173 books1976

Science fiction, set in far future.

“Around that spine cluster the merchanter novels of trader Families, the Faded Sun trilogy of human envoys among the martial alien Mri, and the Chanur books, narrated from the hierarchical, whiskered viewpoint of the hani.”
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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.”
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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 Deathworld?: Catteni Sequence — the closest match to Deathworld on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Deathworld?: Deathworld. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Deathworld.
How big is Deathworld?: Deathworld is 4 books, 1960–1973.
Is Deathworld finished?: Yes — 4 books, 1960–1973.

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