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Books like Dune: 9 series to read next

Dune is science fiction and space opera, about political intrigue and faith and religion, set in far future. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Dune is 20 books, 1963–2022.

“Many other editions of these six novels are omnibus and box-set repackagings rather than separate stories.”
from the catalogue description

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The Culture
CoDominium
Ender's Game
Foundation
Old Man's War
Vatta
Alliance-Union
Honorverse
Heaven Chronicles / Zones of Thought

The CultureUniverse

universe21 books1987

About artificial intelligence.

“No money, no laws, no hunger, no death you didn't choose; a galaxy-spanning anarchy of humans and drones administered, gently and with enormous irony, by superintelligent Minds who name their warships things like *Frank Exchange Of Views*.”
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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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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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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

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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 other star systems.

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

universe10 books2003

Science fiction and space opera, tense and adventurous in tone, set in far future and other star systems.

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

universe83 books1993

Science fiction and 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.”
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Heaven Chronicles / Zones of ThoughtSeries

seriesJoan D. Vinge & Vernor Vinge8 books1976

Science fiction and space opera, set in far future and space.

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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 Dune?: The Culture — the closest match to Dune on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Dune?: Dune. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Dune.
How big is Dune?: Dune is 20 books, 1963–2022.

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