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Books like Galactic Rapture / Messiah Games: 9 series to read next

Galactic Rapture / Messiah Games is science fiction, set in far future. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Galactic Rapture / Messiah Games is 6 books, 2000–2018.

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Ender's Game
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
CoDominium
Dune
Forever War
The Stainless Steel Rat
The Culture
Foundation
Thistledown

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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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyUniverse

universe18 books1979

Humor.

“The Earth is scheduled for demolition to make way for a hyperspace bypass, and honestly, nobody filed the paperwork properly.”
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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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 →

Forever WarSeries

seriesJoe Haldeman10 books1972

Military science fiction.

Start with The Forever War →

The Stainless Steel RatSeries

seriesHarry Harrison21 books1957

About con artists.

“An adolescent boy on a dull planet resolves to live by his wits outside the law, and enacts a plan which leads to risk and reward.”
from the catalogue description of A Stainless Steel Rat Is Born
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Start with A Stainless Steel Rat Is Born →

The CultureUniverse

universe21 books1987

About artificial intelligence.

“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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FoundationUniverse

universe123 books1940

About robots.

“There is a science that reads the future of quadrillions the way an astronomer reads the orbits of stars.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Foundation →

ThistledownSeries

seriesGreg Bear5 books1978

Hard science fiction, about space exploration.

Start with The Wind from a Burning Woman →

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 Galactic Rapture / Messiah Games?: Ender's Game — the closest match to Galactic Rapture / Messiah Games on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Galactic Rapture / Messiah Games?: Galactic Rapture. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Galactic Rapture / Messiah Games.
How big is Galactic Rapture / Messiah Games?: Galactic Rapture / Messiah Games is 6 books, 2000–2018.
Is Galactic Rapture / Messiah Games finished?: Yes — 6 books, 2000–2018.

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