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Books like Dumb Luck and Dead Heroes: 9 series to read next

Dumb Luck and Dead Heroes is science fiction, set in far future and space. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Dumb Luck and Dead Heroes is 10 books, 2023–2024.

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The Stainless Steel Rat
Alliance-Union
Known Space
Old Man's War
CoDominium
The Final Architecture
Uplift
Confederation of Valor Universe
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

The Stainless Steel RatSeries

seriesHarry Harrison21 books1957

About con artists.

“An adolescent boy on a dull planet resolves to live by his wits outside the law, and enacts a plan which leads to risk and reward.”
from the catalogue description of A Stainless Steel Rat Is Born
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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.”
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Known SpaceUniverse

universe142 books1964

About aliens.

“Give a clever species a few centuries and a working fusion drive, and it will fill the sky with problems.”
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Old Man's WarSeries

seriesJohn Scalzi16 books2005

Science fiction and space opera, adventurous in tone, about war, set in far future and space.

“Sign a document at 65, saying you intend to join up 10 years later.”
from the catalogue description
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CoDominiumUniverse

universe98 books1971

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

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

seriesAdrian Tchaikovsky6 books2021

About aliens.

“Eighty years ago, Earth was destroyed by an alien 'Architect'.”
from the catalogue description of Shards of Earth
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UpliftUniverse

universe13 books1980

About uplift and aliens.

“No species, the Galactics insist, ever climbs to sapience alone.”
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Confederation of Valor UniverseSeries

seriesTanya Huff15 books2000

Science fiction and military science fiction, about war, set in far future and space.

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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyUniverse

universe18 books1979

Science fiction and humor, funny in tone, set in far future and space.

“The Earth is scheduled for demolition to make way for a hyperspace bypass, and honestly, nobody filed the paperwork properly.”
from the catalogue description

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Why these

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What should I read after Dumb Luck and Dead Heroes?: The Stainless Steel Rat — the closest match to Dumb Luck and Dead Heroes on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Dumb Luck and Dead Heroes?: The Worst Ship in the Fleet. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Dumb Luck and Dead Heroes.
How big is Dumb Luck and Dead Heroes?: Dumb Luck and Dead Heroes is 10 books, 2023–2024.

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