Series
Books like Hospital Earth: 9 series to read next
Hospital Earth is science fiction and space opera, about aliens, set in galactic scale, adventurous in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.
Hospital Earth is 3 books, 1957–1960.
- Known Space
- Humanx Commonwealth
- Uplift
- Space Beagle
- The Saga of Seven Suns Universe
- Gaean
- Heechee
- Commonwealth
- CoDominium
- Known SpaceUniverse
universe142 books1964
Set in space and other star systems.
matchedaliensfar futurescience fiction
- Humanx CommonwealthUniverse
universe39 books1972
Set in other star systems and space.
matchedadventurousaliensfar futurescience fiction
- UpliftUniverse
universe13 books1980
About uplift, set in other star systems and space.
matchedadventurousaliensfar futurescience fictionspace opera
- Space BeagleSeries
seriesA. E. van Vogt5 books1939
Tense in tone, set in spaceship and space.
matchedadventurousaliensfar futurescience fictionspace explorationspace opera
seriesKevin J. Anderson16 books2002
Tense in tone, about war.
matchedadventurousaliensfar futurescience fictiongalactic scalespace opera
- GaeanSeries
seriesJohn Varley3 books1979
Set in outer planets & moons and space.
matchedadventurousaliensscience fictionspace operafar future
- HeecheeSeries
seriesFrederik Pohl19 books1972
Set in space and other star systems.
matchedaliensfar futurescience fictionspace explorationspace opera
- CommonwealthUniverse
universe12 books2002
Science fiction and space opera, set in far future.
matchedscience fictionfar futurespace opera
- CoDominiumUniverse
universe98 books1971
Military science fiction, set in other star systems.
matchedscience fictionfar future
Read next in Hospital Earth
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 Hospital Earth?
- Known Space — the closest match to Hospital Earth on what it is about, not on what sells.
- Where do I start with Hospital Earth?
- Rx. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Hospital Earth.
- How big is Hospital Earth?
- Hospital Earth is 3 books, 1957–1960.
- Is Hospital Earth finished?
- Yes — 3 books, 1957–1960.