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Books like Jon & Lobo: 9 series to read next

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

Jon & Lobo is 11 books, 1984–2024.

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Polity
CoDominium
Dune
Old Man's War
Known Space
Starstream
Berserker (Fred Saberhagen)
Honorverse
Heaven Chronicles / Zones of Thought

PolityUniverse

universe72 books1992

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

“The Quiet War is already over by the time you arrive.”
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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DuneUniverse

universe78 books1963

Science fiction and space opera, about political intrigue, set in far future and other star systems.

“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.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Dune →

Old Man's WarSeries

seriesJohn Scalzi16 books2005

Science fiction and space opera, 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.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Old Man's War →

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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StarstreamSeries

seriesJeffrey A. Carver2 books1989

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

“The two were published within a year of each other under the same author.”
from the catalogue description

Start with From a Changeling Star →

Berserker (Fred Saberhagen)Series

seriesFred Saberhagen, Connie Willis, Edward Bryant, Jane Lindskold, Larry Niven, Poul Anderson, Roger Zelazny & Stephen R. Donaldson59 books1963

About robots.

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HonorverseUniverse

universe83 books1993

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

“At the center stands one officer, Honor Harrington — captain, then something far larger — and the six-limbed empathic treecat who rides her shoulder.”
from the catalogue description

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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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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 Jon & Lobo?: Polity — the closest match to Jon & Lobo on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Jon & Lobo?: One Jump Ahead. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Jon & Lobo.
How big is Jon & Lobo?: Jon & Lobo is 11 books, 1984–2024.

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