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Books like Earth-Kyba War: 9 series to read next

Earth-Kyba War is science fiction, about war, set in far future and space, tense in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Earth-Kyba War is 13 books, 1956–1987.

“A downed pilot takes refuge in an emergency shelter.”
from the catalogue description of Life Hutch

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Berserker (Fred Saberhagen)
Known Space
Ender's Game
Forever War
Xan-Sskarn War
Honorverse
Janissaries
Old Man's War
Vatta

Berserker (Fred Saberhagen)Series

seriesFred Saberhagen, Connie Willis, Edward Bryant, Jane Lindskold, Larry Niven, Poul Anderson, Roger Zelazny & Stephen R. Donaldson59 books1963

About artificial intelligence.

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Known SpaceUniverse

universe142 books1964

Science fiction, about aliens, set in far future and 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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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.”
from the catalogue description

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Forever WarSeries

seriesJoe Haldeman10 books1972

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

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Xan-Sskarn WarSeries

seriesPatrick A. Vanner1 book2010

About revenge.

“Under her petite exterior is a spine of solid steel and a disposition to laugh in the face of impending death.”
from the catalogue description of Ragnarok

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HonorverseUniverse

universe83 books1993

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

“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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JanissariesSeries

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

Adventurous in tone, about political intrigue and slavery.

“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.”
from the catalogue description
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Old Man's WarSeries

seriesJohn Scalzi16 books2005

Adventurous in tone.

“Sign a document at 65, saying you intend to join up 10 years later.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

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VattaUniverse

universe10 books2003

Adventurous in tone.

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

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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.

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What should I read after Earth-Kyba War?: Berserker (Fred Saberhagen) — the closest match to Earth-Kyba War on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Earth-Kyba War?: Life Hutch. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Earth-Kyba War.
How big is Earth-Kyba War?: Earth-Kyba War is 13 books, 1956–1987.

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