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Books like Eight Worlds: 9 series to read next

Eight Worlds is science fiction, set in far future and the moon. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Eight Worlds is 24 books, 1974–2018.

“Earth and Jupiter are off-limits to humanity, but Earth's Moon and the other worlds and moons of the Solar System have all become heavily populated.”
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Ender's Game
Hainish
Commonwealth
The Culture
Old Man's War
Radchaai
Foundation
Dune
Forever War

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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HainishSeries

seriesUrsula K. Le Guin33 books1964

Science fiction, reflective in tone, set in far future and other star systems.

“The Hainish Cycle consists of a number of science fiction novels and stories by Ursula K. Le Guin.”
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Start with Rocannon's World →

CommonwealthUniverse

universe12 books2002

Science fiction and space opera, set in far future.

“Step aboard the train at the Second Chance terminal and ride the wormhole to another star.”
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The CultureUniverse

universe21 books1987

Set in galactic scale.

“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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Old Man's WarSeries

seriesJohn Scalzi16 books2005

Military science fiction, about war.

“Sign a document at 65, saying you intend to join up 10 years later.”
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Start with Old Man's War →

RadchaaiUniverse

universe11 books2012

About political intrigue.

“Civilization is what the Radch calls itself, and civilization is a courtesy extended at gunpoint.”
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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

Start with Foundation →

DuneUniverse

universe78 books1963

About political intrigue.

“The desert planet, where empire runs on a single substance: the spice melange, which folds space, prolongs life, and unlocks prescience, and which exists nowhere else in the known universe.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Dune →

Forever WarSeries

seriesJoe Haldeman10 books1972

Military science fiction.

Start with The Forever War →

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 Eight Worlds?: Ender's Game — the closest match to Eight Worlds on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Eight Worlds?: Picnic on Nearside. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Eight Worlds.
How big is Eight Worlds?: Eight Worlds is 24 books, 1974–2018.
Is Eight Worlds finished?: Yes — 24 books, 1974–2018.

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