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Books like Inquisition War: 9 series to read next

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

Inquisition War is 5 books, 1990–1995.

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Dune
CoDominium
The Culture
The Saga of Seven Suns Universe
Ender's Game
Known Space
Forever War
Sun Eater
Azean Empire

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

Start with Dune →

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.

“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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The Saga of Seven Suns UniverseSeries

seriesKevin J. Anderson16 books2002

Adventurous in tone.

Start with Veiled Alliances →

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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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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Forever WarSeries

seriesJoe Haldeman10 books1972

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

Start with The Forever War →

Sun EaterSeries

seriesChristopher Ruocchio36 books2018

Science fiction and space opera, dark in tone, about war, set in far future.

“The galaxy remembers him as a hero: the man who burned every last alien Cielcin from the sky.”
from the catalogue description of Empire of Silence
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Start with Empire of Silence →

Azean EmpireSeries

seriesC. S. Friedman2 books1987

Science fiction and space opera, tense and dark in tone, about war and political intrigue, set in far future.

“C. S. Friedman's Azean Empire novels are set in a distant-future conflict between two competing human societies, the Azeans and the Braxins, contesting interstellar dominance.”
from the catalogue description

Start with In Conquest Born →

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.

Questions readers ask

What should I read after Inquisition War?: Dune — the closest match to Inquisition War on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Inquisition War?: Inquisitor. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Inquisition War.
How big is Inquisition War?: Inquisition War is 5 books, 1990–1995.
Is Inquisition War finished?: Yes — 5 books, 1990–1995.

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