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Books like Earthrise: 9 series to read next

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

Earthrise is 33 books across 4 series, 2016–2024.

“The flagship Earthrise cycle opens on Marco Emery and Addy Linden, conscripts marched through basic training into an interstellar meat-grinder, and follows their unit across battle after battle.”
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Known Space
Ender's Game
Old Man's War
Halo
Uplift
Starfire (Steve White and collaborators)
Forever War
Catteni Sequence
CoDominium

Known SpaceUniverse

universe142 books1964

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

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

seriesJohn Scalzi16 books2005

Science fiction and military science fiction, 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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HaloUniverse

universe70 books2001

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

“The shelf grows out of a 2001 video game, but it reads as its own body of military science fiction, built by many hands.”
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UpliftUniverse

universe13 books1980

About uplift.

“No species, the Galactics insist, ever climbs to sapience alone.”
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Starfire (Steve White and collaborators)Series

seriesSteve White, David Weber, Charles E. Gannon & Shirley Meier8 books1990

Science fiction and military science fiction, tense in tone, about war, set in far future and other star systems.

“The Starfire novels by Steve White and various co-authors, including David Weber, grew out of a tabletop wargame of the same name, following a long interstellar war between humanity and an insectile alien empire.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Insurrection →

Forever WarSeries

seriesJoe Haldeman10 books1972

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

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Catteni SequenceSeries

seriesAnne McCaffrey5 books1970

About slavery.

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

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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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 Earthrise?: Known Space — the closest match to Earthrise on what it is about, not on what sells.
How big is Earthrise?: Earthrise is 33 books across 4 series, 2016–2024.

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