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Books like Heaven Chronicles: 9 series to read next

Heaven Chronicles 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.

Heaven Chronicles is 4 books, 1976–1980.

“Synopsis - From the depths of the galaxy the star ship Ranger braved the endless night in a desperate quest for aid.”
from the catalogue description of The Outcasts of Heaven Belt

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Alliance-Union
Foundation
Ender's Game
Heaven Chronicles / Zones of Thought
Bio of a Space Tyrant
CoDominium
Rama
Old Man's War
Dune

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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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

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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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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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Bio of a Space TyrantSeries

seriesPiers Anthony6 books1983

Dark in tone, set in outer planets & moons.

“Teenager Hope Hubris and his family flee the Jupiter moon Callisto after their home becomes unlivable, joining a crowded convoy of refugees crammed into a barely spaceworthy 'bubble' bound for the gas giant's cloud cities.”
from the catalogue description of Refugee
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CoDominiumUniverse

universe98 books1971

Military science fiction.

“The body of work runs along a few hard threads rather than one line.”
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RamaUniverse

universe7 books1973

About aliens, set in spaceship.

“Something is falling through the solar system on a hyperbolic orbit, and it is not a comet.”
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Old Man's WarSeries

seriesJohn Scalzi16 books2005

Military science fiction, about war.

“Sign a document at 65, saying you intend to join up 10 years later.”
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

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Why these

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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 Heaven Chronicles?: Alliance-Union — the closest match to Heaven Chronicles on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Heaven Chronicles?: The Outcasts of Heaven Belt. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Heaven Chronicles.
How big is Heaven Chronicles?: Heaven Chronicles is 4 books, 1976–1980.

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