Series
Books like Hellflower: 9 series to read next
Hellflower is science fiction and space opera, about artificial intelligence, set in far future, adventurous in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.
Hellflower is 6 books, 1985–2002.
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from the catalogue description
- Polity
- Fifth Imperium
- CoDominium
- Alliance-Union
- Known Space
- Old Man's War
- Berserker (Fred Saberhagen)
- Uplift
- Space Beagle
- PolityUniverse
universe72 books1992
Science fiction and space opera, set in far future and other star systems.
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- Fifth ImperiumSeries
seriesDavid Weber3 books1991
Science fiction and space opera, adventurous and tense in tone, about artificial intelligence and aliens, set in far future and space.
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- CoDominiumUniverse
universe98 books1971
Military science fiction.
matchedscience fictionfar futureother star systems
- Alliance-UnionUniverse
universe173 books1976
Science fiction, set in far future.
matchedscience fictionfar future
- Known SpaceUniverse
universe142 books1964
Science fiction, about aliens, set in far future and space.
matchedfar futurescience fictionaliensspaceother star systems
- Old Man's WarSeries
seriesJohn Scalzi16 books2005
Military science fiction.
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seriesFred Saberhagen, Connie Willis, Edward Bryant, Jane Lindskold, Larry Niven, Poul Anderson, Roger Zelazny & Stephen R. Donaldson59 books1963
About robots.
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- UpliftUniverse
universe13 books1980
About uplift.
matchedfar futurescience fictionadventurousspace operaaliensspaceother star systems
- Space BeagleSeries
seriesA. E. van Vogt5 books1939
Science fiction and space opera, adventurous and tense in tone, about aliens, set in far future and space.
matchedfar futurescience fictionadventuroustensespace operaaliensspacespaceship
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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 Hellflower?
- Polity — the closest match to Hellflower on what it is about, not on what sells.
- Where do I start with Hellflower?
- Hellflower. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Hellflower.
- How big is Hellflower?
- Hellflower is 6 books, 1985–2002.
- Is Hellflower finished?
- Yes — 6 books, 1985–2002.