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Books like Mars Colony Chronicles: 9 series to read next

Mars Colony Chronicles is science fiction, set in mars and near future. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Mars Colony Chronicles is 5 books, from 2019.

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Future History
Man Plus
Ender's Game
CoDominium
H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds
The Martian
The Martian Chronicles
Library of America P. K. Dick Collection
Near Space

Future HistorySeries

seriesRobert A. Heinlein42 books1939

Science fiction.

“The term Future History was coined by John W. Campbell Jr. in the February 1941 issue of Astounding Science Fiction.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Life-Line →

Man PlusSeries

seriesFrederik Pohl & Thomas T. Thomas2 books1976

About robots.

“Thomas T. Thomas wrote the sequel Mars Plus, continuing the story of the Martian colony years later.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Man Plus →

Ender's GameUniverse

universe39 books1977

Set in far future.

“To beat your enemy you must first understand him so completely that you love him — and in the instant you love him, you destroy him.”
from the catalogue description

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CoDominiumUniverse

universe98 books1971

Military science fiction, set in other star systems and far future.

“The body of work runs along a few hard threads rather than one line.”
from the catalogue description

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H. G. Wells' War of the WorldsUniverse

universe65 books1898

Alien invasion.

“No one would have believed, in the closing years of the nineteenth century, that human affairs were being watched keenly and closely from the timeless worlds of space.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The War of the Worlds →

The MartianSeries

seriesAndy Weir2 books2012

Hard science fiction, hopeful in tone, set in our world.

“Using scientific improvisation and dark humor, Watney works to keep himself alive long enough for a rescue to reach him.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Martian →

The Martian ChroniclesSeries

seriesRay Bradbury30 books1946

Reflective in tone.

Start with The Million Year Picnic →

Library of America P. K. Dick CollectionSeries

seriesPhilip K. Dick9 books1962

Science fiction, set in near future.

“Technically banned, a novel called The Grasshopper Lies Heavy imagines a world where the Allies won instead — and its reclusive author, Hawthorne Abendsen, becomes an obsession for characters on every side.”
from the catalogue description of The Man in the High Castle

Start with The Man in the High Castle →

Near SpaceSeries

seriesAllen Steele30 books1988

Set in space.

“Allen Steele's Near Space novels are near-future, blue-collar hard SF set during the early decades of space industrialization, following working astronauts, engineers, and colonists rather than explorers or soldiers.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Orbital Decay →

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.

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What should I read after Mars Colony Chronicles?: Future History — the closest match to Mars Colony Chronicles on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Mars Colony Chronicles?: Martian Plague. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Mars Colony Chronicles.
How big is Mars Colony Chronicles?: Mars Colony Chronicles is 5 books, from 2019.

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