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Books like Ireta: 9 series to read next

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

Ireta is 5 books, 1978–1991.

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Known Space
Vatta
CoDominium
Space Beagle
The Final Architecture
Old Man's War
Revenger
Uplift
Janissaries

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

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VattaUniverse

universe10 books2003

Science fiction and space opera, adventurous and tense in tone, set in far future and other star systems.

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

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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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Space BeagleSeries

seriesA. E. van Vogt5 books1939

Science fiction and space opera, adventurous and tense in tone, about space exploration and aliens, set in far future and space.

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The Final ArchitectureSeries

seriesAdrian Tchaikovsky6 books2021

Science fiction and space opera, adventurous and tense in tone, about space exploration, set in far future and other star systems.

“Eighty years ago, Earth was destroyed by an alien 'Architect'.”
from the catalogue description of Shards of Earth
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Start with Shards of Earth →

Old Man's WarSeries

seriesJohn Scalzi16 books2005

Science fiction and space opera, adventurous in tone, about war, set in far future and other star systems.

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

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RevengerSeries

seriesAlastair Reynolds3 books2016

Science fiction and space opera, adventurous in tone, about pirates, set in far future and space.

Start with Revenger →

UpliftUniverse

universe13 books1980

About uplift.

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

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JanissariesSeries

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

About political intrigue and slavery.

“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

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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 Ireta?: Known Space — the closest match to Ireta on what it is about, not on what sells.
How big is Ireta?: Ireta is 5 books, 1978–1991.

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