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Books like Interplanetary Relations Bureau: 9 series to read next

Interplanetary Relations Bureau is science fiction, set in far future and other star systems. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Interplanetary Relations Bureau is 7 books, 1968–2003.

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Hainish
Catteni Sequence
Dune
Foundation
Janissaries
CoDominium
Forerunner
Known Space
Lunar Chronicles

HainishSeries

seriesUrsula K. Le Guin33 books1964

Science fiction, reflective in tone, set in far future and other star systems.

“The Hainish Cycle consists of a number of science fiction novels and stories by Ursula K. Le Guin.”
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Start with Rocannon's World →

Catteni SequenceSeries

seriesAnne McCaffrey5 books1970

Space opera.

“The Catteni series is a tetralogy of science fiction novels by American writer Anne McCaffrey.”
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Start with Freedom's Landing →

DuneUniverse

universe78 books1963

Space opera.

“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.”
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Start with Dune →

FoundationUniverse

universe123 books1940

About robots.

“There is a science that reads the future of quadrillions the way an astronomer reads the orbits of stars.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Foundation →

JanissariesSeries

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

Military science fiction, about war.

“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.”
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Start with Janissaries →

CoDominiumUniverse

universe98 books1971

Military science fiction.

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

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ForerunnerSeries

seriesAndre Norton5 books1960

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

“Under desperate circumstances, a beautiful young woman must team up with a star traveler in order to find the key to the start of civilization so that the future might be saved.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Forerunner →

Known SpaceUniverse

universe142 books1964

Science fiction, about aliens, set in far future and other star systems.

“Give a clever species a few centuries and a working fusion drive, and it will fill the sky with problems.”
from the catalogue description

Reading order →

Lunar ChroniclesSeries

seriesMarissa Meyer15 books2011

Fairy tale retelling.

“Set in a futuristic world inhabited by various species and creatures, tensions are rising between Earth and its former colony Luna, while both attempt to manage an ongoing pandemic.”
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Start with Fairest: Levana's Story →

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 Interplanetary Relations Bureau?: Hainish — the closest match to Interplanetary Relations Bureau on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Interplanetary Relations Bureau?: The Still, Small Voice of Trumpets. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Interplanetary Relations Bureau.
How big is Interplanetary Relations Bureau?: Interplanetary Relations Bureau is 7 books, 1968–2003.
Is Interplanetary Relations Bureau finished?: Yes — 7 books, 1968–2003.

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