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Books like Insignia: 9 series to read next

Insignia is science fiction and military science fiction, about war, set in near future, tense in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Insignia is 5 books, 2012–2014.

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Ready Player One
Tripods
Old Man's War
Janissaries
Vatta
Ender's Game
Honorverse
Lokaran / The Stars
The Chronicles of the Invaders

Ready Player OneSeries

seriesErnest Cline & Andy Weir3 books2011

Dystopia, about quests, set in virtual world.

“The 2020 sequel, Ready Player Two, picks up after Wade has gained control of the OASIS and follows him and his friends into a new quest built around a brain-computer interface the creator left behind.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Ready Player One →

TripodsSeries

seriesJohn Christopher4 books1967

Post-apocalyptic and alien invasion, about aliens and rebellion and revolution.

“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
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with When the Tripods Came →

Old Man's WarSeries

seriesJohn Scalzi16 books2005

Space opera, set in far future.

“Sign a document at 65, saying you intend to join up 10 years later.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Old Man's War →

JanissariesSeries

seriesJerry Pournelle, Roland J. Green, David Weber & Phillip Pournelle4 books1979

About slavery, set in far future.

“Janissaries are an American series of military and political-based science fiction novels are set in an interstellar confederation of races, in which humans are a slave race entrusted with military affairs and law enforcement.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Janissaries →

VattaUniverse

universe10 books2003

Space opera, set in far future.

“Get kicked out of the Academy and the family still hands you a ship.”
from the catalogue description

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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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HonorverseUniverse

universe83 books1993

Space opera, set in far future.

“At the center stands one officer, Honor Harrington — captain, then something far larger — and the six-limbed empathic treecat who rides her shoulder.”
from the catalogue description

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Lokaran / The StarsSeries

seriesSteve White2 books2000

About aliens and rebellion and revolution.

“When the Lokaran suddenly appeared in the skies of Earth, America was enjoying victory in the off-and-on war that had occupied most of the 20th century.”
from the catalogue description of Eagle Against the Stars

Start with Eagle Against the Stars →

The Chronicles of the InvadersSeries

seriesJennifer Ridyard & John Connolly3 books2013

Space opera, about aliens, set in far future.

“Earth has been invaded by the Illyri--a beautiful, civilized, yet ruthless alien race.”
from the catalogue description of Conquest

Start with Conquest →

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 Insignia?: Ready Player One — the closest match to Insignia on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Insignia?: Insignia. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Insignia.
How big is Insignia?: Insignia is 5 books, 2012–2014.

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