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Books like Mars Patel: 9 series to read next

Mars Patel is science fiction. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Mars Patel is 3 books, 2020–2022.

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Rama
Ender's Game
Known Space
Gaean
Minervan Experiment / Giants
Science Fiction Megapack
Future History
Rod Allbright / Rod Allbright and the Galactic Patrol
Commonwealth

RamaUniverse

universe7 books1973

Set in spaceship.

“Something is falling through the solar system on a hyperbolic orbit, and it is not a comet.”
from the catalogue description

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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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Known SpaceUniverse

universe142 books1964

Set in far future.

“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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GaeanSeries

seriesJohn Varley3 books1979

Space opera, set in outer planets & moons and far future.

“The Gaea Trilogy consists of three science fiction novels by John Varley.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Titan →

Minervan Experiment / GiantsSeries

seriesJames P. Hogan5 books1977

Hard science fiction, set in far future.

“The Giants series is a quintet of science fiction novels by James P. Hogan, published between 1977 and 2005.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Inherit the Stars →

Science Fiction MegapackSeries

seriesJohn Gregory Betancourt, uncredited, Robert Silverberg, Adam-Troy Castro, Anna Hunger, Ayn Rand, Ben Bova, Bryce Walton, Damon Knight, Donald A. Wollheim, E. Everett Evans, Everett B. Cole, H. L. Gold, Jerry Oltion, Jerry Sohl, Lloyd Biggle, Jr., Milton Lesser, Murray Leinster, Myron R. Lewis, Raymond F. Jones, R. DeWitt Miller, Richard Wilson, Robert Moore Williams, Samuel R. Delany, S. J. Byrne, Tom Godwin & Tony Rothman37 books1938

Science fiction.

Start with The Science Fiction Megapack: 25 Science Fiction Stories by Masters →

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
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Life-Line →

Rod Allbright / Rod Allbright and the Galactic PatrolSeries

seriesBruce Coville4 books1993

Funny in tone.

“A movie based on the book premiered on Netflix in 2018.”
from the catalogue description of Aliens Ate My Homework

Start with Aliens Ate My Homework →

CommonwealthUniverse

universe12 books2002

Space opera, set in far future.

“Step aboard the train at the Second Chance terminal and ride the wormhole to another star.”
from the catalogue description

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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 Mars Patel?: Rama — the closest match to Mars Patel on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Mars Patel?: The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Mars Patel.
How big is Mars Patel?: Mars Patel is 3 books, 2020–2022.

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