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Books like Destroyermen: 9 series to read next

Destroyermen is alternate history and science fiction, about war, set in early 20th century, adventurous in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Destroyermen is 15 books, 2008–2020.

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Destroyermen Universe
The Leviathan Trilogy
Vatta
The Lost Regiment
Axis of Time
How Few Remain Universe
Honorverse
Old Man's War
Janissaries

Destroyermen UniverseSeries

seriesTaylor Anderson20 books2008

Alternate history and science fiction, adventurous and tense in tone, about war, set in early 20th century.

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The Leviathan TrilogySeries

seriesScott Westerfeld3 books2009

Steampunk, about genetic engineering, set in europe.

“Set in an alternate First World War, Leviathan splits the belligerents into Clankers, who fight with mechanical walkers, and Darwinists, who fight with fabricated living creatures built from spliced DNA.”
from the catalogue description

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VattaUniverse

universe10 books2003

Space opera, set in far future and space.

“Get kicked out of the Academy and the family still hands you a ship.”
from the catalogue description

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The Lost RegimentSeries

seriesWilliam R. Forstchen9 books1990

Science fiction and military science fiction, tense and adventurous in tone, about war and survival, set in secondary world.

“William R. Forstchen's Lost Regiment series begins with Rally Cry, in which a Civil War Union regiment is swept onto a distant world where humans transplanted from many eras and cultures are farmed as food by an alien race.”
from the catalogue description

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Axis of TimeSeries

seriesJohn Birmingham7 books2004

Set in mid 20th century.

“Thousands died in the chaos, but the ripples had only begun.”
from the catalogue description of Weapons of Choice
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Start with Weapons of Choice →

How Few Remain UniverseSeries

seriesHarry Turtledove11 books1997

Set in north america.

“How Few Remain opens Harry Turtledove's Southern Victory timeline, imagining a North America where the Confederacy won the Civil War.”
from the catalogue description

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HonorverseUniverse

universe83 books1993

Space opera, set in far future and other star systems.

“At the center stands one officer, Honor Harrington — captain, then something far larger — and the six-limbed empathic treecat who rides her shoulder.”
from the catalogue description

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Old Man's WarSeries

seriesJohn Scalzi16 books2005

Space opera, set in far future and space.

“Sign a document at 65, saying you intend to join up 10 years later.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

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JanissariesSeries

seriesJerry Pournelle, Roland J. Green, David Weber & Phillip Pournelle4 books1979

About slavery, set in other star systems and far future.

“Janissaries are an American series of military and political-based science fiction novels are set in an interstellar confederation of races, in which humans are a slave race entrusted with military affairs and law enforcement.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

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Why these

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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.

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What should I read after Destroyermen?: Destroyermen Universe — the closest match to Destroyermen on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Destroyermen?: Into the Storm. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Destroyermen.
How big is Destroyermen?: Destroyermen is 15 books, 2008–2020.

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