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Books like Dipple: 9 series to read next

Dipple 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.

Dipple is 2 books, 1961–1964.

“Each book stands alone, connected mainly by Norton's recurring interest in outcasts finding purpose off-world.”
from the catalogue description

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Known Space
Heechee
Humanx Commonwealth
Ender's Game
Old Man's War
Foundation
The Talents
CoDominium
Forerunner

Known SpaceUniverse

universe142 books1964

Set in space.

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

seriesFrederik Pohl19 books1972

Space opera, about space exploration, set in space.

“The Heechee are an advanced alien race that visited the Solar System hundreds of millennia ago and then mysteriously disappeared.”
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Humanx CommonwealthUniverse

universe39 books1972

Set in space.

“Two species that ought, by every buried instinct, to recoil from one another instead clasp hand to truhand and build a galaxy together.”
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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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Old Man's WarSeries

seriesJohn Scalzi16 books2005

Military science fiction and space opera, about war, set in space.

“Sign a document at 65, saying you intend to join up 10 years later.”
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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

Start with Foundation →

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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CoDominiumUniverse

universe98 books1971

Military science fiction.

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

seriesAndre Norton5 books1960

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

“Under desperate circumstances, a beautiful young woman must team up with a star traveler in order to find the key to the start of civilization so that the future might be saved.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Forerunner →

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 Dipple?: Known Space — the closest match to Dipple on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Dipple?: Catseye. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Dipple.
How big is Dipple?: Dipple is 2 books, 1961–1964.
Is Dipple finished?: Yes — 2 books, 1961–1964.

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