Series
Books like FirstFlight: 9 series to read next
FirstFlight is science fiction, set in space and far future, adventurous in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.
FirstFlight is 3 books, 1987–1994.
- Known Space
- Heechee
- Space Beagle
- Gaean
- Cities in Flight
- Uplift
- Humanx Commonwealth
- Academy / Priscilla (Hutch) Hutchins
- The Final Architecture
- Known SpaceUniverse
universe142 books1964
About aliens, set in other star systems.
matchedscience fictionfar futurespace
- HeecheeSeries
seriesFrederik Pohl19 books1972
About aliens, set in other star systems.
matchedspace explorationscience fictionspacefar futurespace opera
- Space BeagleSeries
seriesA. E. van Vogt5 books1939
Tense in tone, about aliens, set in spaceship.
matchedspace explorationadventurousscience fictionfar futurespacespace opera
- GaeanSeries
seriesJohn Varley3 books1979
About aliens, set in outer planets & moons.
matchedadventurousscience fictionfar futurespacespace opera
- Cities in FlightSeries
seriesJames Blish10 books1950
About space colonization.
matchedscience fictionspacefar futurespace opera
- UpliftUniverse
universe13 books1980
About uplift and aliens, set in other star systems.
matchedadventurousscience fictionfar futurespacespace opera
- Humanx CommonwealthUniverse
universe39 books1972
About aliens, set in other star systems.
matchedadventurousscience fictionfar futurespace
seriesJack McDevitt16 books1983
About aliens, set in other star systems.
matchedspace explorationscience fictionspacefar future
- The Final ArchitectureSeries
seriesAdrian Tchaikovsky6 books2021
Tense in tone, about aliens and war, set in other star systems.
matchedspace explorationadventurousscience fictionspacefar futurespace opera
Read next in FirstFlight
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 FirstFlight?
- Known Space — the closest match to FirstFlight on what it is about, not on what sells.
- Where do I start with FirstFlight?
- First Flight. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for FirstFlight.
- How big is FirstFlight?
- FirstFlight is 3 books, 1987–1994.