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Books like KeyForge: 9 series to read next

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

KeyForge is 3 books, 2020–2021.

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Known Space
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame
CoDominium
Forerunner
Old Man's War
Heechee
Ender's Game
Uplift

Known SpaceUniverse

universe142 books1964

Set in 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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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyUniverse

universe18 books1979

Humor, funny in tone, set in space.

“The Earth is scheduled for demolition to make way for a hyperspace bypass, and honestly, nobody filed the paperwork properly.”
from the catalogue description

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The Science Fiction Hall of FameSeries

seriesBen Bova, Algis Budrys, Arthur C. Clarke, Geo. W. Proctor, H. G. Wells, Robert Silverberg, Terry Carr & Theodore R. Cogswell11 books1895

Science fiction.

“The greatest science fiction stories of all time chosen by the members of the Science Fiction Writers of America.”
from the catalogue description of The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One

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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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ForerunnerSeries

seriesAndre Norton5 books1960

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

“Under desperate circumstances, a beautiful young woman must team up with a star traveler in order to find the key to the start of civilization so that the future might be saved.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Forerunner →

Old Man's WarSeries

seriesJohn Scalzi16 books2005

Military science fiction and space opera, about war, set in space.

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

Start with Old Man's War →

HeecheeSeries

seriesFrederik Pohl19 books1972

Space opera, about space exploration, set in space.

“The Heechee are an advanced alien race that visited the Solar System hundreds of millennia ago and then mysteriously disappeared.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

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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.”
from the catalogue description

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UpliftUniverse

universe13 books1980

Space opera, about uplift, set in space.

“No species, the Galactics insist, ever climbs to sapience alone.”
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 KeyForge?: Known Space — the closest match to KeyForge on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with KeyForge?: Tales from the Crucible. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for KeyForge.
How big is KeyForge?: KeyForge is 3 books, 2020–2021.

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