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Books like Holy War: 9 series to read next

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

Holy War is 4 books, from 2021.

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Ender's Game
Forever War
Known Space
CoDominium
The Culture
Halo
Old Man's War
Childe Cycle
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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Forever WarSeries

seriesJoe Haldeman10 books1972

Science fiction and military science fiction, set in far future and space.

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Known SpaceUniverse

universe142 books1964

Science fiction, about aliens, set in far future and space.

“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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CoDominiumUniverse

universe98 books1971

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

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

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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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HaloUniverse

universe70 books2001

Military science fiction and science fiction, set in far future and space.

“The shelf grows out of a 2001 video game, but it reads as its own body of military science fiction, built by many hands.”
from the catalogue description

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Old Man's WarSeries

seriesJohn Scalzi16 books2005

Science fiction and military science fiction, adventurous in tone, about war, set in far future and space.

“Sign a document at 65, saying you intend to join up 10 years later.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Old Man's War →

Childe CycleSeries

seriesGordon R. Dickson & David W. Wixon19 books1957

Science fiction and military science fiction, about war, set in far future and other star systems.

“The related short stories and novellas all center on the Dorsai, primarily members of the Graeme and Morgan families.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Act of Creation →

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.

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What should I read after Holy War?: Ender's Game — the closest match to Holy War on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Holy War?: Genesis. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Holy War.
How big is Holy War?: Holy War is 4 books, from 2021.

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