Series
Books like Forbidden Borders: 9 series to read next
Forbidden Borders 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.
Forbidden Borders is 3 books, 1991–1993.
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from the catalogue description
- Honorverse
- Vatta
- Dune
- Death's Head (David Gunn)
- Berserker (Fred Saberhagen)
- Janissaries
- Xan-Sskarn War
- Old Man's War
- Polity
- HonorverseUniverse
universe83 books1993
Science fiction and space opera, set in far future and other star systems.
matchedfar futurescience fictionspace operaother star systemsmilitary science fictionspace
- VattaUniverse
universe10 books2003
Adventurous in tone.
matchedfar futuretensescience fictionspace operaspacemilitary science fictionother star systems
- DuneUniverse
universe78 books1963
Science fiction and space opera, about political intrigue, set in far future and other star systems.
matchedfar futurescience fictionother star systemsspace operapolitical intrigue
seriesDavid Gunn3 books2007
Science fiction and military science fiction, tense and dark in tone, about war, set in far future and space.
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seriesFred Saberhagen, Connie Willis, Edward Bryant, Jane Lindskold, Larry Niven, Poul Anderson, Roger Zelazny & Stephen R. Donaldson59 books1963
About robots.
matchedfar futuretensescience fictionspace operaspacewarother star systemsartificial intelligence
- JanissariesSeries
seriesJerry Pournelle, Roland J. Green, David Weber & Phillip Pournelle4 books1979
Adventurous in tone, about slavery.
matchedfar futuretensewarscience fictionother star systemsmilitary science fictionpolitical intrigue
- Xan-Sskarn WarSeries
seriesPatrick A. Vanner1 book2010
About revenge.
matchedfar futuretensewardarkscience fictionspacespace operamilitary science fiction
- Old Man's WarSeries
seriesJohn Scalzi16 books2005
Adventurous in tone.
matchedfar futurescience fictionwarspaceother star systemsmilitary science fictionspace opera
- PolityUniverse
universe72 books1992
Science fiction and space opera, set in far future and other star systems.
matchedfar futurescience fictionother star systemsspace opera
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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 Forbidden Borders?
- Honorverse — the closest match to Forbidden Borders on what it is about, not on what sells.
- Where do I start with Forbidden Borders?
- Requiem for the Conqueror. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Forbidden Borders.
- How big is Forbidden Borders?
- Forbidden Borders is 3 books, 1991–1993.