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Mars McCoy: Space Ranger is science fiction and space opera, set in far future. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Mars McCoy: Space Ranger is 13 books, 2011–2023.

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Known Space
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame
Foundation
CoDominium
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Ender's Game
Cities in Flight
Humanx Commonwealth
Heechee

Known SpaceUniverse

universe142 books1964

About aliens.

“Give a clever species a few centuries and a working fusion drive, and it will fill the sky with problems.”
from the catalogue description

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The Science Fiction Hall of FameSeries

seriesBen Bova, Algis Budrys, Arthur C. Clarke, Geo. W. Proctor, H. G. Wells, Robert Silverberg, Terry Carr & Theodore R. Cogswell11 books1895

Science fiction.

“The greatest science fiction stories of all time chosen by the members of the Science Fiction Writers of America.”
from the catalogue description of The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One

Start with The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One →

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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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyUniverse

universe18 books1979

Humor, funny in tone.

“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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Ender's GameUniverse

universe39 books1977

Science fiction, 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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Cities in FlightSeries

seriesJames Blish10 books1950

About space colonization.

“The stories cover roughly two thousand years, from the very near future to the end of the universe.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with They Shall Have Stars →

Humanx CommonwealthUniverse

universe39 books1972

About aliens.

“Two species that ought, by every buried instinct, to recoil from one another instead clasp hand to truhand and build a galaxy together.”
from the catalogue description

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HeecheeSeries

seriesFrederik Pohl19 books1972

About aliens.

“The Heechee are an advanced alien race that visited the Solar System hundreds of millennia ago and then mysteriously disappeared.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Gateway →

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What should I read after Mars McCoy: Space Ranger?: Known Space — the closest match to Mars McCoy: Space Ranger on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Mars McCoy: Space Ranger?: Mars McCoy: Space Ranger, Volume One. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Mars McCoy: Space Ranger.
How big is Mars McCoy: Space Ranger?: Mars McCoy: Space Ranger is 13 books, 2011–2023.

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