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Books like Mageworlds: 9 series to read next

Mageworlds is space opera and science fiction, about political intrigue, 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.

Mageworlds is 9 books, 1992–2005.

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Vatta
Dune
Honorverse
Old Man's War
Familias Regnant
The Saga of Seven Suns Universe
Foundation
CoDominium
Exordium

VattaUniverse

universe10 books2003

Military science fiction.

“Get kicked out of the Academy and the family still hands you a ship.”
from the catalogue description

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DuneUniverse

universe78 books1963

Science fiction and space opera, about political intrigue, set in far future and other star systems.

“The desert planet, where empire runs on a single substance: the spice melange, which folds space, prolongs life, and unlocks prescience, and which exists nowhere else in the known universe.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Dune →

HonorverseUniverse

universe83 books1993

Military science fiction.

“At the center stands one officer, Honor Harrington — captain, then something far larger — and the six-limbed empathic treecat who rides her shoulder.”
from the catalogue description

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Old Man's WarSeries

seriesJohn Scalzi16 books2005

Military science fiction.

“Sign a document at 65, saying you intend to join up 10 years later.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Old Man's War →

Familias RegnantUniverse

universe7 books1993

Science fiction and space opera, adventurous and tense in tone, about political intrigue, set in far future and space.

“A cashiered officer takes the only berth left to her — captain of a rich old woman's pleasure yacht — and finds that private luxury, in the Familias Regnant, is never far from treason, piracy, and a war the Fleet would rather not name.”
from the catalogue description

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The Saga of Seven Suns UniverseSeries

seriesKevin J. Anderson16 books2002

About aliens.

Start with Veiled Alliances →

FoundationUniverse

universe123 books1940

About robots.

“There is a science that reads the future of quadrillions the way an astronomer reads the orbits of stars.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Foundation →

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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ExordiumSeries

seriesDave Trowbridge & Sherwood Smith5 books1993

Space opera and science fiction, adventurous and tense in tone, about political intrigue and war, set in far future and space.

“Now the Phoenix House rules the Thousand Suns from their planet Arthelion.”
from the catalogue description of The Phoenix in Flight

Start with The Phoenix in Flight →

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 Mageworlds?: Vatta — the closest match to Mageworlds on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Mageworlds?: On Suivi Point. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Mageworlds.
How big is Mageworlds?: Mageworlds is 9 books, 1992–2005.

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