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Books like Foundation: 9 series to read next

Foundation is science fiction and space opera, about political intrigue, set in far future and galactic scale. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Foundation is 13 books, 1951–1993.

“Collectively they tell the story of the Foundation, an institute to preserve the best of galactic civilization after the collapse of the Galactic Empire.”
from the catalogue description
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Dune
The Culture
Ender's Game
Commonwealth
Radchaai
Heaven Chronicles / Zones of Thought
Teixcalaan
The Saga of Seven Suns Universe
CoDominium

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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The CultureUniverse

universe21 books1987

Science fiction and space opera, about artificial intelligence, set in far future and galactic scale.

“No money, no laws, no hunger, no death you didn't choose; a galaxy-spanning anarchy of humans and drones administered, gently and with enormous irony, by superintelligent Minds who name their warships things like *Frank Exchange Of Views*.”
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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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CommonwealthUniverse

universe12 books2002

Science fiction and space opera, set in far future.

“Step aboard the train at the Second Chance terminal and ride the wormhole to another star.”
from the catalogue description

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RadchaaiUniverse

universe11 books2012

About identity.

“Civilization is what the Radch calls itself, and civilization is a courtesy extended at gunpoint.”
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Heaven Chronicles / Zones of ThoughtSeries

seriesJoan D. Vinge & Vernor Vinge8 books1976

Science fiction and space opera, set in far future and space.

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TeixcalaanSeries

seriesArkady Martine2 books2019

About identity.

“A Memory Called Empire and A Desolation Called Peace pair court intrigue with Mahit's conflicted, outsider fascination with an empire she can't help admiring.”
from the catalogue description

Start with A Memory Called Empire →

The Saga of Seven Suns UniverseSeries

seriesKevin J. Anderson16 books2002

Science fiction and space opera, tense and adventurous in tone, about war and aliens, set in far future and galactic scale.

Start with Veiled Alliances →

CoDominiumUniverse

universe98 books1971

Military science fiction.

“The body of work runs along a few hard threads rather than one line.”
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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 Foundation?: Dune — the closest match to Foundation on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Foundation?: Foundation. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Foundation.
How big is Foundation?: Foundation is 13 books, 1951–1993.

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