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Books like Heaven's Shadow: 9 series to read next

Heaven's Shadow is science fiction, set in near future and space, tense in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Heaven's Shadow is 3 books, 2011–2013.

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Forge of God
Ender's Game
Tripods
CoDominium
Ocean / Galactic Center
H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds
Jenny Casey
DeathDay
Known Space

Forge of GodSeries

seriesGreg Bear2 books1987

Science fiction, tense and dark in tone, about aliens and survival.

“Earth faces destruction when an inscrutable and overwhelming alien form of life attacks.”
from the catalogue description of The Forge of God

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Ender's GameUniverse

universe39 books1977

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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TripodsSeries

seriesJohn Christopher4 books1967

Post-apocalyptic.

“The first two books were the basis of a science fiction TV series, produced in the United Kingdom in the 1980s.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with When the Tripods Came →

CoDominiumUniverse

universe98 books1971

Military science fiction, set in far future.

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

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Ocean / Galactic CenterSeries

seriesGregory Benford12 books1972

Hard science fiction, set in far future.

“For some time now, Earth has been heavily influenced by the aliens, who have conquered the oceans, sinking a lot of the ships, making that kind of transportation of goods impossible.”
from the catalogue description of Swarmer, Skimmer
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Start with Swarmer, Skimmer →

H. G. Wells' War of the WorldsUniverse

universe65 books1898

Science fiction and alien invasion.

“No one would have believed, in the closing years of the nineteenth century, that human affairs were being watched keenly and closely from the timeless worlds of space.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The War of the Worlds →

Jenny CaseySeries

seriesElizabeth Bear4 books2004

Science fiction, tense in tone, set in near future.

Start with Hammered →

DeathDaySeries

seriesWilliam C. Dietz2 books2001

Military science fiction.

Start with DeathDay →

Known SpaceUniverse

universe142 books1964

Set in far future.

“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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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 Heaven's Shadow?: Forge of God — the closest match to Heaven's Shadow on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Heaven's Shadow?: Heaven's Shadow. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Heaven's Shadow.
How big is Heaven's Shadow?: Heaven's Shadow is 3 books, 2011–2013.

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