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Books like Francis Sandow: 9 series to read next

Francis Sandow is science fiction, set in far future and other star systems. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Francis Sandow is 5 books, 1968–2017.

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Dune
Ender's Game
Hainish
Kefahuchi Tract Trilogy
Alliance-Union
The Worthing Chronicle
Known Space
Glaktik Komm
Radchaai

DuneUniverse

universe78 books1963

Space opera, about political intrigue.

“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

Start with Dune →

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.”
from the catalogue description

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HainishSeries

seriesUrsula K. Le Guin33 books1964

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

“The Hainish Cycle consists of a number of science fiction novels and stories by Ursula K. Le Guin.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Rocannon's World →

Kefahuchi Tract TrilogySeries

seriesM. John Harrison3 books2002

Space opera, challenging in tone.

“M. John Harrison's Kefahuchi Tract trilogy circles a strange, physics-breaking anomaly in deep space that draws scientists, smugglers, and drifters into its pull across different eras.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Light →

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

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The Worthing ChronicleSeries

seriesOrson Scott Card17 books1978

Science fiction, reflective in tone, about immortality, set in far future and other star systems.

“The first three books in this series are currently out of print.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Capitol: The Worthing Chronicle →

Known SpaceUniverse

universe142 books1964

About aliens.

“Give a clever species a few centuries and a working fusion drive, and it will fill the sky with problems.”
from the catalogue description

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Glaktik KommSeries

seriesMichael Bishop4 books1975

About aliens.

Start with Blooded on Arachne →

RadchaaiUniverse

universe11 books2012

Space opera, about political intrigue.

“Civilization is what the Radch calls itself, and civilization is a courtesy extended at gunpoint.”
from the catalogue description

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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 Francis Sandow?: Dune — the closest match to Francis Sandow on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Francis Sandow?: Dismal Light. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Francis Sandow.
How big is Francis Sandow?: Francis Sandow is 5 books, 1968–2017.

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