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Galactic Cold War is science fiction and spy thriller, set in far future. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Galactic Cold War is 5 books, 2019–2024.

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Dune
Ender's Game
CoDominium
Known Space
Forever War
Terro-Human Future History
Thistledown
Heaven Chronicles / Zones of Thought
The Culture

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

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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CoDominiumUniverse

universe98 books1971

Military science fiction.

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

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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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Forever WarSeries

seriesJoe Haldeman10 books1972

Military science fiction.

Start with The Forever War →

Terro-Human Future HistoryUniverse

universe48 books1952

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

“History does not repeat, Piper's chroniclers are fond of saying — it rhymes, and it rhymes in iron.”
from the catalogue description

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ThistledownSeries

seriesGreg Bear5 books1978

Hard science fiction, about space exploration.

Start with The Wind from a Burning Woman →

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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The CultureUniverse

universe21 books1987

About artificial intelligence, set in 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*.”
from the catalogue description

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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.

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What should I read after Galactic Cold War?: Dune — the closest match to Galactic Cold War on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Galactic Cold War?: The Bayern Agenda. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Galactic Cold War.
How big is Galactic Cold War?: Galactic Cold War is 5 books, 2019–2024.

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