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Books like Durdane: 9 series to read next

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

Durdane is 3 books, 1973–1974.

“The trilogy, as a whole, portrays his rise from common boy to the autocrat The Anome, and finally, as a saviour of his world against the alien Asutra of the third book.”
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CoDominium
Known Space
Janissaries
Catteni Sequence
Alliance-Union
Old Man's War
Uplift
Humanx Commonwealth
Conquerors

CoDominiumUniverse

universe98 books1971

Military science fiction.

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

seriesJerry Pournelle, Roland J. Green, David Weber & Phillip Pournelle4 books1979

Military science fiction.

“Janissaries are an American series of military and political-based science fiction novels are set in an interstellar confederation of races, in which humans are a slave race entrusted with military affairs and law enforcement.”
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Start with Janissaries →

Catteni SequenceSeries

seriesAnne McCaffrey5 books1970

Space opera.

“The Catteni series is a tetralogy of science fiction novels by American writer Anne McCaffrey.”
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Start with Freedom's Landing →

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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Old Man's WarSeries

seriesJohn Scalzi16 books2005

Military science fiction and space opera, 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 →

UpliftUniverse

universe13 books1980

Space opera, about uplift, set in space.

“No species, the Galactics insist, ever climbs to sapience alone.”
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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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ConquerorsSeries

seriesTimothy Zahn3 books1994

First contact and military science fiction, 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.”
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Start with Conquerors' Pride →

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 Durdane?: CoDominium — the closest match to Durdane on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Durdane?: The Anome. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Durdane.
How big is Durdane?: Durdane is 3 books, 1973–1974.
Is Durdane finished?: Yes — 3 books, 1973–1974.

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