Series

Books like Matter, Space and Time: 9 series to read next

Matter, Space and Time is science fiction. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Matter, Space and Time is 29 books, 1919–2020.

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Known Space
Foundation
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame
Kairos
Whoniverse
H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds
Science Fiction Megapack
Ender's Game
Time Traders

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.”
from the catalogue description

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FoundationUniverse

universe123 books1940

Science fiction, about robots, set in far future.

“There is a science that reads the future of quadrillions the way an astronomer reads the orbits of stars.”
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 →

KairosSeries

seriesMadeleine L'Engle11 books1962

Science fiction.

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WhoniverseUniverse

universe2034 books1964

Science fiction.

“Somewhere a blue police box that has no business existing folds a whole world in behind one door, and an old traveller wearing a brand-new face steps out onto a beach, a battlefield, the last warm afternoon of a dying sun.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Timewyrm: Genesys →

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 →

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 →

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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Time TradersSeries

seriesAndre Norton, Sherwood Smith & P. M. Griffin7 books1958

Science fiction and time travel, adventurous in tone, set in other star systems.

“Norton, later joined by collaborators Sherwood Smith and P. M. Griffin, expanded the sequence to seven novels published between 1958 and 2002, and revised the opening book herself in 2000.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Time Traders →

Why these

No sales rank, no star ratings, no readers also bought.

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 Matter, Space and Time?: Known Space — the closest match to Matter, Space and Time on what it is about, not on what sells.
How big is Matter, Space and Time?: Matter, Space and Time is 29 books, 1919–2020.
Is Matter, Space and Time finished?: Yes — 29 books, 1919–2020.

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