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Books like Far Stars: 9 series to read next

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

Far Stars is 4 books, 2015–2019.

“Blackhawk is a veteran fighter, as deadly with a blade as he is with a gun.”
from the catalogue description of Shadow of Empire

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Dune
Honorverse
Vatta
Far Stars Universe
Janissaries
CoDominium
Berserker (Fred Saberhagen)
Sten
Old Man's War

DuneUniverse

universe78 books1963

Science fiction and space opera, about political intrigue, set in far future and other star systems.

“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

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HonorverseUniverse

universe83 books1993

Science fiction and space opera, set in far future and other star systems.

“At the center stands one officer, Honor Harrington — captain, then something far larger — and the six-limbed empathic treecat who rides her shoulder.”
from the catalogue description

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VattaUniverse

universe10 books2003

Science fiction and space opera, tense and adventurous in tone, set in far future and space.

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

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Far Stars UniverseSeries

seriesJay Allan5 books2015

Space opera and science fiction, tense in tone, about war, set in far future and space.

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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.”
from the catalogue description
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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.”
from the catalogue description

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Berserker (Fred Saberhagen)Series

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

About robots and artificial intelligence.

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StenSeries

seriesAllan Cole & Chris Bunch11 books1982

Science fiction and space opera, adventurous in tone, about war and political intrigue, set in far future and space.

“The Sten Chronicles, also called The Sten Adventures, are a series of eight military science fiction and space opera novels by Chris Bunch and Allan Cole published from 1982 to 1993.”
from the catalogue description
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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 space.

“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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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 Far Stars?: Dune — the closest match to Far Stars on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Far Stars?: Shadow of Empire. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Far Stars.
How big is Far Stars?: Far Stars is 4 books, 2015–2019.

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