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Books like Kalelah: 9 series to read next

Kalelah is science fiction. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Kalelah is 5 books, 2018–2022.

“Technically, she's running an experimental sonar that's supposed to unlock the geologic secrets of the Mariana Trench, the deepest place on Earth.”
from the catalogue description of Lost Arrow

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Ender's Game
Dune
Forge of God
Ocean / Galactic Center
CoDominium
Alliance-Union
Known Space
Nicholas Seafort
The Hunger Games

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.”
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

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Forge of GodSeries

seriesGreg Bear2 books1987

Science fiction, tense and dark in tone, about survival and aliens.

“Earth faces destruction when an inscrutable and overwhelming alien form of life attacks.”
from the catalogue description of The Forge of God

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Ocean / Galactic CenterSeries

seriesGregory Benford12 books1972

Hard science fiction.

“For some time now, Earth has been heavily influenced by the aliens, who have conquered the oceans, sinking a lot of the ships, making that kind of transportation of goods impossible.”
from the catalogue description of Swarmer, Skimmer
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Start with Swarmer, Skimmer →

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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Alliance-UnionUniverse

universe173 books1976

Science fiction, set in far future.

“Around that spine cluster the merchanter novels of trader Families, the Faded Sun trilogy of human envoys among the martial alien Mri, and the Chanur books, narrated from the hierarchical, whiskered viewpoint of the hani.”
from the catalogue description

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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.”
from the catalogue description

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Nicholas SeafortSeries

seriesDavid Feintuch7 books1994

Military science fiction.

“Additionally, Children of Hope is narrated by Randy Carr, the son of a close friend of Seafort.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Midshipman's Hope →

The Hunger GamesUniverse

universe5 books2008

Dystopia, about rebellion and revolution and totalitarianism, set in north america.

“Panem, they call it now — a nation raised on the drowned bones of North America, a glittering Capitol ringed by twelve districts it once starved into obedience.”
from the catalogue description

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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 Kalelah?: Ender's Game — the closest match to Kalelah on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Kalelah?: Lost Arrow. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Kalelah.
How big is Kalelah?: Kalelah is 5 books, 2018–2022.

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