Series
Books like Lazarus Long: 9 series to read next
Lazarus Long is science fiction, about immortality, set in far future and space, adventurous in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.
Lazarus Long is 10 books, 1958–2020.
“The books were written independently across more than sixty years rather than as a planned series.”
from the catalogue description
- Known Space
- Future History
- Uplift
- Old Man's War
- Cities in Flight
- This Immortal
- Commonwealth
- Dune
- Ender's Game
- Known SpaceUniverse
universe142 books1964
About aliens.
matchedfar futurescience fictionspaceother star systems
- UpliftUniverse
universe13 books1980
About uplift and aliens.
matchedadventurousfar futurescience fictionspacespace operaother star systems
- Old Man's WarSeries
seriesJohn Scalzi16 books2005
Military science fiction, about war.
matchedadventurousfar futurescience fictionspacespace operaother star systems
- Cities in FlightSeries
seriesJames Blish10 books1950
About space colonization.
matchedfar futurescience fictionspacespace opera
- This ImmortalSeries
seriesHarry Turtledove & Roger Zelazny2 books1966
Post-apocalyptic, about aliens and colonialism.
matchedimmortalityadventurousfar futurescience fictionreflectiveour world
- CommonwealthUniverse
universe12 books2002
Science fiction and space opera, set in far future.
matchedfar futurescience fictionspace opera
- DuneUniverse
universe78 books1963
About political intrigue.
matchedfar futurescience fictionspace operaother star systems
- Ender's GameUniverse
universe39 books1977
Science fiction, set in far future.
matchedfar futurescience fiction
Read next in Lazarus Long
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 Lazarus Long?
- Known Space — the closest match to Lazarus Long on what it is about, not on what sells.
- Where do I start with Lazarus Long?
- Methuselah's Children. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Lazarus Long.
- How big is Lazarus Long?
- Lazarus Long is 10 books, 1958–2020.
- Is Lazarus Long finished?
- Yes — 10 books, 1958–2020.