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Books like Destroyermen Universe: 9 series to read next

Destroyermen Universe 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 Universe is 20 books, 2008–2026.

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The Leviathan Trilogy
Vatta
The Lost Regiment
Honorverse
Old Man's War
Axis of Time
Ender's Game
The Change / The Event
H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds

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

Set in other star systems.

“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 alternate history, adventurous and tense 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

Start with Rally Cry →

HonorverseUniverse

universe83 books1993

Set in 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

Set in other star systems.

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

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
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Weapons of Choice →

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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The Change / The EventSeries

seriesS. M. Stirling, A. M. Dellamonica, Diana L. Paxson, Emily Mah, Harry Turtledove, Jane Lindskold, Jody Lynn Nye, John Barnes, John Birmingham, John J. Miller, Kier Salmon, Lauren C. Teffeau, M. T. Reiten, Terry England, Victor Milán & Walter Jon Williams41 books1998

Post-apocalyptic, set in north america.

“Sixteen different authors, coordinated by Stirling, each contribute stories set in various corners of the suddenly de-industrialized world as survivors scramble to rebuild.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Change: Tales of Downfall and Rebirth →

H. G. Wells' War of the WorldsUniverse

universe65 books1898

Alien invasion.

“No one would have believed, in the closing years of the nineteenth century, that human affairs were being watched keenly and closely from the timeless worlds of space.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The War of the Worlds →

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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 Universe?: The Leviathan Trilogy — the closest match to Destroyermen Universe on what it is about, not on what sells.
How big is Destroyermen Universe?: Destroyermen Universe is 20 books, 2008–2026.

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