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Books like Del Curb, Cosmic Courier: 9 series to read next

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

Del Curb, Cosmic Courier is 2 books, 1989–1990.

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Known Space
CoDominium
Dune
Foundation
Old Man's War
Uplift
The Stainless Steel Rat
Heaven Chronicles / Zones of Thought
Ender's Game

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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CoDominiumUniverse

universe98 books1971

Military science fiction.

“The body of work runs along a few hard threads rather than one line.”
from the catalogue description

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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.”
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

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Old Man's WarSeries

seriesJohn Scalzi16 books2005

Military science fiction, about war.

“Sign a document at 65, saying you intend to join up 10 years later.”
from the catalogue description
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UpliftUniverse

universe13 books1980

About uplift and aliens.

“No species, the Galactics insist, ever climbs to sapience alone.”
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The Stainless Steel RatSeries

seriesHarry Harrison21 books1957

Funny in tone, about con artists.

“An adolescent boy on a dull planet resolves to live by his wits outside the law, and enacts a plan which leads to risk and reward.”
from the catalogue description of A Stainless Steel Rat Is Born
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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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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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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 Del Curb, Cosmic Courier?: Known Space — the closest match to Del Curb, Cosmic Courier on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Del Curb, Cosmic Courier?: The Fraxilly Fracas. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Del Curb, Cosmic Courier.
How big is Del Curb, Cosmic Courier?: Del Curb, Cosmic Courier is 2 books, 1989–1990.
Is Del Curb, Cosmic Courier finished?: Yes — 2 books, 1989–1990.

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