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Books like Demu: 9 series to read next

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

Demu is 5 books, 1973–1980.

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Known Space
CoDominium
Ender's Game
Forever War
Uplift
Terro-Human Future History
Old Man's War
The Talents
Heaven Chronicles / Zones of Thought

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.”
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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Forever WarSeries

seriesJoe Haldeman10 books1972

Military science fiction.

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UpliftUniverse

universe13 books1980

About uplift.

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

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Terro-Human Future HistoryUniverse

universe48 books1952

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

“History does not repeat, Piper's chroniclers are fond of saying — it rhymes, and it rhymes in iron.”
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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.”
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The TalentsUniverse

universe18 books1959

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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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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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 Demu?: Known Space — the closest match to Demu on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Demu?: Cage a Man. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Demu.
How big is Demu?: Demu is 5 books, 1973–1980.
Is Demu finished?: Yes — 5 books, 1973–1980.

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