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Books like Fenrile: 9 series to read next

Fenrile is 4 books, 1983–1993.

Barsoom
Cluster
Known Space
Alliance-Union
CoDominium
Old Man's War
Apprentice Adept
Lord of Light
Uplift

seriesEdgar Rice Burroughs, Rob Dorsey, Geary Gravel, Ann Tonsor Zeddies, Stuart Moore, Austin Grossman, Bebe Balocca, Catherynne M. Valente, Chris Claremont, Chuck Dixon, David Barr Kirtley, Garth Nix, Genevieve Valentine, Joe R. Lansdale, John Coleman Burroughs, John Joseph Adams, Jonathan Maberry, L. E. Modesitt, Jr., Mike Resnick, Peter S. Beagle, Robin Wasserman, S. M. Stirling, Theodora Goss, Tobias S. Buckell & William Gilmour53 books1917

Science fantasy, set in mars.

“Barsoom is a fictional representation of the planet Mars created by American pulp fiction author Edgar Rice Burroughs.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with A Princess of Mars →

ClusterSeries

seriesPiers Anthony9 books1977

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

“Anthony originally conceived of and wrote the series as a trilogy but later added two additional volumes.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Cluster →

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.”
from the catalogue description

Reading order →

Alliance-UnionUniverse

universe173 books1976

Science fiction, set in far future.

“Around that spine cluster the merchanter novels of trader Families, the Faded Sun trilogy of human envoys among the martial alien Mri, and the Chanur books, narrated from the hierarchical, whiskered viewpoint of the hani.”
from the catalogue description

Reading order →

CoDominiumUniverse

universe98 books1971

Military science fiction.

“The body of work runs along a few hard threads rather than one line.”
from the catalogue description

Reading order →

Old Man's WarSeries

seriesJohn Scalzi16 books2005

Military science fiction.

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

Apprentice AdeptSeries

seriesPiers Anthony7 books1980

Science fantasy, set in parallel universe.

“Phaze is a lush planet of magic, where Proton is a barren mining planet of science.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Split Infinity →

Lord of LightSeries

seriesRoger Zelazny, Shariann Lewitt & Steve Perry5 books1967

Science fantasy, about gods and reincarnation.

“One of their own, called Sam, breaks with the pantheon to return forbidden knowledge to the ordinary people they rule, touching off a war among the self-styled gods.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Dawn →

UpliftUniverse

universe13 books1980

About uplift.

“No species, the Galactics insist, ever climbs to sapience alone.”
from the catalogue description

Reading order →

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 Fenrile?: Barsoom — the closest match to Fenrile on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Fenrile?: The Founder. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Fenrile.
How big is Fenrile?: Fenrile is 4 books, 1983–1993.

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