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Books like Kindred: 9 series to read next

Kindred is romance and paranormal romance. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Kindred is 91 books across 5 series, 2011–2025.

“Your name goes into the Drawing whether you want it there or not.”
from the catalogue description

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Ender's Game
Interstellar Brides Universe
Anna Nestor-Sigrid / The Aighors
Otherworldly Men Universe
LySanTer (Future Fantasy Romance)
The Xenith Trilogy
Hainish
Skolian Empire Universe
Known Space

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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Interstellar Brides UniverseSeries

seriesGrace Goodwin30 books2016

Romance and science fiction, set in far future and other star systems.

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Anna Nestor-Sigrid / The AighorsSeries

seriesGreg Bear4 books1975

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

“Greg Bear wrote it as a standalone 1980 novel rather than the start of a series.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Perihesperon →

Otherworldly Men UniverseSeries

seriesSusan Grant6 books2006

Romance and science fiction.

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LySanTer (Future Fantasy Romance)Series

seriesJohanna Lindsey3 books1990

Romance, set in far future and other star systems.

“Futuristic Fantasy Romance -- Tedra De'Arr is a Security Specialist on a planet where sex is mandatory but she's a virgin because all the men are wimps and unattractive to her.”
from the catalogue description of Warrior's Woman

Start with Warrior's Woman →

The Xenith TrilogySeries

seriesChani Lynn Feener3 books2017

About political intrigue.

“Kidnapped by the princess's head bodyguard, Ruckus, and imprisoned in an alien palace, Delaney is forced to impersonate the princess until Olena can be found.”
from the catalogue description of Amid Stars and Darkness

Start with Amid Stars and Darkness →

HainishSeries

seriesUrsula K. Le Guin33 books1964

Reflective in tone.

“The Hainish Cycle consists of a number of science fiction novels and stories by Ursula K. Le Guin.”
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Start with Rocannon's World →

Skolian Empire UniverseSeries

seriesCatherine Asaro36 books1994

About political intrigue.

“The tale of how and WHY Althor ended war on Dalvador as a 16-year old.”
from the catalogue description of The Wages of Honor

Start with The Wages of Honor →

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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Why these

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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.

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What should I read after Kindred?: Ender's Game — the closest match to Kindred on what it is about, not on what sells.
How big is Kindred?: Kindred is 91 books across 5 series, 2011–2025.

Books like Kindred: 9 series to read next

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