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Books like Doona: 9 series to read next

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

Doona is 3 books, 1969–1994.

“The colonists and Hrrubans must negotiate an unprecedented, closely governed coexistence rather than the separation their governments would prefer.”
from the catalogue description

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CoDominium
Dune
Heaven Chronicles / Zones of Thought
Ender's Game
Alliance-Union
Known Space
Foreigner
Conquerors
Old Man's War

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

Space opera.

“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

Start with Dune →

Heaven Chronicles / Zones of ThoughtSeries

seriesJoan D. Vinge & Vernor Vinge8 books1976

Space opera, set in 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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Alliance-UnionUniverse

universe173 books1976

Science fiction, set in far future.

“Around that spine cluster the merchanter novels of trader Families, the Faded Sun trilogy of human envoys among the martial alien Mri, and the Chanur books, narrated from the hierarchical, whiskered viewpoint of the hani.”
from the catalogue description

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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.”
from the catalogue description

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ForeignerUniverse

universe25 books1994

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

“A starship lost its way, and the colonists it stranded made an uneasy peace with the only world within reach — a world already owned.”
from the catalogue description

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ConquerorsSeries

seriesTimothy Zahn3 books1994

Military science fiction, about war, set in space.

“Zahn alternates perspective between the human and alien chains of command, using the shifting viewpoints to slowly unpick why the conflict started in the first place.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Conquerors' Pride →

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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Start with Old Man's War →

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 Doona?: CoDominium — the closest match to Doona on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Doona?: Decision at Doona. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Doona.
How big is Doona?: Doona is 3 books, 1969–1994.

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