Series
Books like Manticore Ascendant: 9 series to read next
Manticore Ascendant is science fiction and military science fiction, set in far future and space. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.
Manticore Ascendant is 4 books, 2014–2022.
“Boot camp is rough; his first ship assignment lax and disorderly; and with the Star Kingdom of Manticore still recovering from a devastating plague, the Navy is on the edge of extinction.”
from the catalogue description of A Call to Duty
- Ender's Game
- Old Man's War
- CoDominium
- Dune
- Known Space
- Childe Cycle
- Vatta
- Janissaries
- Heaven Chronicles / Zones of Thought
- Ender's GameUniverse
universe39 books1977
Science fiction, set in far future.
matchedfar futurescience fiction
- Old Man's WarSeries
seriesJohn Scalzi16 books2005
Science fiction and military science fiction, adventurous in tone, about war, set in far future and space.
matchedfar futurewarscience fictionspaceadventurousmilitary science fictionspace operaother star systems
- CoDominiumUniverse
universe98 books1971
Science fiction and military science fiction, set in far future and other star systems.
matchedscience fictionfar futuremilitary science fictionother star systems
- DuneUniverse
universe78 books1963
Science fiction and space opera, about political intrigue, set in far future and other star systems.
matchedfar futurepolitical intriguescience fictionspace operaother star systems
- Known SpaceUniverse
universe142 books1964
About aliens.
matchedfar futurescience fictionspaceother star systems
- Childe CycleSeries
seriesGordon R. Dickson & David W. Wixon19 books1957
Science fiction and military science fiction, about war, set in far future and other star systems.
matchedfar futurewarscience fictionmilitary science fictionother star systems
- VattaUniverse
universe10 books2003
Science fiction and military science fiction, tense and adventurous in tone, set in far future and space.
matchedtensefar futurescience fictionspaceadventurousmilitary science fictionspace operaother star systems
- JanissariesSeries
seriesJerry Pournelle, Roland J. Green, David Weber & Phillip Pournelle4 books1979
About slavery.
matchedtensefar futurepolitical intriguewarscience fictionadventurousmilitary science fictionother star systems
seriesJoan D. Vinge & Vernor Vinge8 books1976
Science fiction and space opera, set in far future and space.
matchedfar futurescience fictionspacespace opera
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Why these
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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.
Questions readers ask
- What should I read after Manticore Ascendant?
- Ender's Game — the closest match to Manticore Ascendant on what it is about, not on what sells.
- Where do I start with Manticore Ascendant?
- A Call to Duty. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Manticore Ascendant.
- How big is Manticore Ascendant?
- Manticore Ascendant is 4 books, 2014–2022.