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Books like Jim Stanley: 9 series to read next

Jim Stanley is science fiction, set in the moon. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Jim Stanley is 3 books, 1954–1961.

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Cavor
Future History
Dragon's Egg
Cities in Flight
To the Stars (Leinster)
Adventures of Viktor & Julia
The Space Excursions Series
Thunder and Lightning
Minervan Experiment / Giants

CavorSeries

seriesH. G. Wells & Stephen Baxter2 books1901

About aliens, set in early 20th century and underground & caves.

“H. G. Wells's 1901 novel The First Men in the Moon is narrated by the businessman Bedford, who joins the reclusive scientist Cavor after Cavor invents cavorite, a gravity-blocking substance that carries the two men to the Moon.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The First Men in the Moon →

Future HistorySeries

seriesRobert A. Heinlein42 books1939

Science fiction.

“The term Future History was coined by John W. Campbell Jr. in the February 1941 issue of Astounding Science Fiction.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Life-Line →

Dragon's EggSeries

seriesRobert L. Forward3 books1980

First contact, about aliens, set in other star systems.

Start with Dragon's Egg →

Cities in FlightSeries

seriesJames Blish10 books1950

Space opera, about space colonization, set in far future.

“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 →

To the Stars (Leinster)Series

seriesMurray Leinster3 books1953

Tense in tone.

“In the shed men are building an object that can change the history of mankind.”
from the catalogue description of Space Platform

Start with Space Platform →

Adventures of Viktor & JuliaSeries

seriesGregory Benford2 books1999

Tense in tone, about aliens.

“When NASA becomes bogged down in politics and bureaucracy, businessman Axelrod and a conglomerate of backers seize their chance.”
from the catalogue description of The Martian Race

Start with The Martian Race →

The Space Excursions SeriesSeries

seriesLes Johnson & Travis S. Taylor2 books2010

Tense in tone.

Start with Back to the Moon →

Thunder and LightningSeries

seriesJohn Varley4 books2003

Science fiction, adventurous in tone, about space exploration, set in near future and space.

“Red Thunder and Red Lightning follow the first generation's improvised trip to Mars; Rolling Thunder and Dark Lightning pick up decades later with their descendants.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Red Thunder →

Minervan Experiment / GiantsSeries

seriesJames P. Hogan5 books1977

Mysterious in tone, about aliens, set in far future.

“The Giants series is a quintet of science fiction novels by James P. Hogan, published between 1977 and 2005.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Inherit the Stars →

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 Jim Stanley?: Cavor — the closest match to Jim Stanley on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Jim Stanley?: Step to the Stars. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Jim Stanley.
How big is Jim Stanley?: Jim Stanley is 3 books, 1954–1961.
Is Jim Stanley finished?: Yes — 3 books, 1954–1961.

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