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Books like Koko: 9 series to read next

Koko is science fiction, about bounty hunters, set in far future and other star systems, adventurous in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Koko is 3 books, 2014–2018.

“Surrounded by slang-drooling boywhores and synthetic komodo dragons, Koko finds the most challenging part of her day might be deciding on her next drink.”
from the catalogue description of Koko Takes a Holiday

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Catteni Sequence
Known Space
Humanx Commonwealth
The Stainless Steel Rat
Cities in Flight
Pax / Astra
Uplift
Mickey7
Of Man and Manta

Catteni SequenceSeries

seriesAnne McCaffrey5 books1970

About slavery and aliens.

“The Catteni series is a tetralogy of science fiction novels by American writer Anne McCaffrey.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Freedom's Landing →

Known SpaceUniverse

universe142 books1964

About aliens.

“Give a clever species a few centuries and a working fusion drive, and it will fill the sky with problems.”
from the catalogue description

Reading order →

Humanx CommonwealthUniverse

universe39 books1972

About aliens.

“Two species that ought, by every buried instinct, to recoil from one another instead clasp hand to truhand and build a galaxy together.”
from the catalogue description

Reading order →

The Stainless Steel RatSeries

seriesHarry Harrison21 books1957

About con artists.

“An adolescent boy on a dull planet resolves to live by his wits outside the law, and enacts a plan which leads to risk and reward.”
from the catalogue description of A Stainless Steel Rat Is Born
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Start with A Stainless Steel Rat Is Born →

Cities in FlightSeries

seriesJames Blish10 books1950

About space colonization.

“The stories cover roughly two thousand years, from the very near future to the end of the universe.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with They Shall Have Stars →

Pax / AstraSeries

seriesAndre Norton2 books1954

Science fiction, adventurous and tense in tone, about survival, set in far future.

“Star Flight appears to be a later omnibus or reissue rather than a third original novel.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Stars Are Ours! →

UpliftUniverse

universe13 books1980

About uplift and aliens.

“No species, the Galactics insist, ever climbs to sapience alone.”
from the catalogue description

Reading order →

Mickey7Series

seriesEdward Ashton2 books2022

About cloning.

Start with Mickey7 →

Of Man and MantaSeries

seriesPiers Anthony3 books1968

About aliens.

“Three scientists survive on the mysterious planet of Nacre.”
from the catalogue description of Omnivore
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Omnivore →

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 Koko?: Catteni Sequence — the closest match to Koko on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Koko?: Koko Takes a Holiday. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Koko.
How big is Koko?: Koko is 3 books, 2014–2018.

Books like Koko: 9 series to read next

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