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Books like Falkenberg's Legion: 9 series to read next

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

Falkenberg's Legion is 11 books, 1971–1993.

“Falkenberg's Legion collects Jerry Pournelle's military science-fiction novels — later joined by co-author S. M. Stirling — following mercenary commander Falkenberg across Pournelle's CoDominium future history.”
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Dune
Childe Cycle
Old Man's War
Ender's Game
Honorverse
Janissaries
Known Space
Foundation
Vatta

DuneUniverse

universe78 books1963

Space opera.

“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.”
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Start with Dune →

Childe CycleSeries

seriesGordon R. Dickson & David W. Wixon19 books1957

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

“The related short stories and novellas all center on the Dorsai, primarily members of the Graeme and Morgan families.”
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Start with Act of Creation →

Old Man's WarSeries

seriesJohn Scalzi16 books2005

Space opera.

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

universe83 books1993

Space opera.

“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

About 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.”
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Known SpaceUniverse

universe142 books1964

About aliens.

“Give a clever species a few centuries and a working fusion drive, and it will fill the sky with problems.”
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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 →

VattaUniverse

universe10 books2003

Space opera.

“Get kicked out of the Academy and the family still hands you a ship.”
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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 Falkenberg's Legion?: Dune — the closest match to Falkenberg's Legion on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Falkenberg's Legion?: Falkenberg's Legion. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Falkenberg's Legion.
How big is Falkenberg's Legion?: Falkenberg's Legion is 11 books, 1971–1993.

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