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Inter-Planetary Commonwealth is 8 books, 2017–2026.

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Ender's Game
Honorverse
Old Man's War
CoDominium
Childe Cycle
Known Space
Alliance-Union
Vatta
Forever War

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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HonorverseUniverse

universe83 books1993

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

“At the center stands one officer, Honor Harrington — captain, then something far larger — and the six-limbed empathic treecat who rides her shoulder.”
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Old Man's WarSeries

seriesJohn Scalzi16 books2005

Military science fiction and 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.”
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Start with Old Man's War →

CoDominiumUniverse

universe98 books1971

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

“The body of work runs along a few hard threads rather than one line.”
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Childe CycleSeries

seriesGordon R. Dickson & David W. Wixon19 books1957

Military science fiction and 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
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Start with Act of Creation →

Known SpaceUniverse

universe142 books1964

About aliens.

“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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Alliance-UnionUniverse

universe173 books1976

Science fiction, set in far future.

“Around that spine cluster the merchanter novels of trader Families, the Faded Sun trilogy of human envoys among the martial alien Mri, and the Chanur books, narrated from the hierarchical, whiskered viewpoint of the hani.”
from the catalogue description

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VattaUniverse

universe10 books2003

Military science fiction and science fiction, adventurous and tense in tone, set in far future and space.

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

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Forever WarSeries

seriesJoe Haldeman10 books1972

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

Start with The Forever War →

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What should I read after Inter-Planetary Commonwealth?: Ender's Game — the closest match to Inter-Planetary Commonwealth on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Inter-Planetary Commonwealth?: The Birth of the Commonwealth. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Inter-Planetary Commonwealth.
How big is Inter-Planetary Commonwealth?: Inter-Planetary Commonwealth is 8 books, 2017–2026.

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