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

Invaders of Charon is 3 books, 1992–1993.

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Known Space
CoDominium
Uplift
Ender's Game
Heaven Chronicles / Zones of Thought
The Talents
Old Man's War
Cities in Flight
Thistledown

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.”
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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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UpliftUniverse

universe13 books1980

About uplift.

“No species, the Galactics insist, ever climbs to sapience alone.”
from the catalogue description

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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.”
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Heaven Chronicles / Zones of ThoughtSeries

seriesJoan D. Vinge & Vernor Vinge8 books1976

Science fiction and space opera, set in far future and space.

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The TalentsUniverse

universe18 books1959

About psychic powers.

“Somewhere a Prime holds a Tower, gathers the gestalt of a generator's power, and flings a starship — or a single frightened child — across the light-years between worlds.”
from the catalogue description

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Old Man's WarSeries

seriesJohn Scalzi16 books2005

Military science fiction.

“Sign a document at 65, saying you intend to join up 10 years later.”
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Cities in FlightSeries

seriesJames Blish10 books1950

Science fiction and space opera, about space colonization, set in far future and space.

“The stories cover roughly two thousand years, from the very near future to the end of the universe.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with They Shall Have Stars →

ThistledownSeries

seriesGreg Bear5 books1978

Hard science fiction.

Start with The Wind from a Burning Woman →

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.

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What should I read after Invaders of Charon?: Known Space — the closest match to Invaders of Charon on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Invaders of Charon?: The Genesis Web. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Invaders of Charon.
How big is Invaders of Charon?: Invaders of Charon is 3 books, 1992–1993.

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