Series
Books like Kith: 9 series to read next
Kith is science fiction and space opera, about space exploration, set in far future, adventurous in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.
Kith is 4 books, 1954–1998.
“a spacefarer returns to Earth after a voyage of months of subjective time and some years on Earth.”
from the catalogue description of Ghetto
- Known Space
- Heechee
- Uplift
- Academy / Priscilla (Hutch) Hutchins
- Humanx Commonwealth
- Space Beagle
- CoDominium
- Arcot, Morey and Wade
- The Final Architecture
- Known SpaceUniverse
universe142 books1964
Science fiction, about aliens, set in far future and space.
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- HeecheeSeries
seriesFrederik Pohl19 books1972
Science fiction and space opera, about space exploration and aliens, set in far future and space.
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- UpliftUniverse
universe13 books1980
About uplift.
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seriesJack McDevitt16 books1983
Science fiction, about space exploration and aliens, set in far future and space.
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- Humanx CommonwealthUniverse
universe39 books1972
Science fiction, adventurous in tone, about aliens, set in far future and other star systems.
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- Space BeagleSeries
seriesA. E. van Vogt5 books1939
Tense in tone, set in spaceship.
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- CoDominiumUniverse
universe98 books1971
Military science fiction.
matchedscience fictionfar futureother star systems
- Arcot, Morey and WadeSeries
seriesJohn W. Campbell & Jr.7 books1930
Science fiction and space opera, adventurous in tone, about space exploration and aliens, set in far future and space.
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- The Final ArchitectureSeries
seriesAdrian Tchaikovsky6 books2021
Tense in tone, about war.
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Read next in Kith
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 Kith?
- Known Space — the closest match to Kith on what it is about, not on what sells.
- Where do I start with Kith?
- Ghetto. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Kith.
- How big is Kith?
- Kith is 4 books, 1954–1998.
- Is Kith finished?
- Yes — 4 books, 1954–1998.