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Books like Magnus Ridolph: 9 series to read next

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

Magnus Ridolph is 12 books, 1948–1984.

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The Stainless Steel Rat
Known Space
CoDominium
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Uplift
Heechee
Humanx Commonwealth
Old Man's War
The Talents

The Stainless Steel RatSeries

seriesHarry Harrison21 books1957

Science fiction and space opera, adventurous and funny in tone, about con artists, set in far future and space.

“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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Known SpaceUniverse

universe142 books1964

Science fiction, about aliens, set in far future and other star systems.

“Give a clever species a few centuries and a working fusion drive, and it will fill the sky with problems.”
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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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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyUniverse

universe18 books1979

Humor.

“The Earth is scheduled for demolition to make way for a hyperspace bypass, and honestly, nobody filed the paperwork properly.”
from the catalogue description

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UpliftUniverse

universe13 books1980

About uplift.

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

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HeecheeSeries

seriesFrederik Pohl19 books1972

Science fiction and space opera, about aliens and space exploration, set in far future and other star systems.

“The Heechee are an advanced alien race that visited the Solar System hundreds of millennia ago and then mysteriously disappeared.”
from the catalogue description
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Humanx CommonwealthUniverse

universe39 books1972

Science fiction, adventurous in tone, about aliens, set in far future and other star systems.

“Two species that ought, by every buried instinct, to recoil from one another instead clasp hand to truhand and build a galaxy together.”
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Old Man's WarSeries

seriesJohn Scalzi16 books2005

Military science fiction, about war.

“Sign a document at 65, saying you intend to join up 10 years later.”
from the catalogue description
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The TalentsUniverse

universe18 books1959

About psychic powers.

“Somewhere a Prime holds a Tower, gathers the gestalt of a generator's power, and flings a starship — or a single frightened child — across the light-years between worlds.”
from the catalogue description

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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 Magnus Ridolph?: The Stainless Steel Rat — the closest match to Magnus Ridolph on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Magnus Ridolph?: Hard-Luck Diggings. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Magnus Ridolph.
How big is Magnus Ridolph?: Magnus Ridolph is 12 books, 1948–1984.
Is Magnus Ridolph finished?: Yes — 12 books, 1948–1984.

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