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Books like Matthew Looney: 9 series to read next

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

Matthew Looney is 4 books, 1961–1972.

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Known Space
Uplift
Cities in Flight
Ender's Game
Future History
CoDominium
Old Man's War
Humanx Commonwealth
Alliance-Union

Known SpaceUniverse

universe142 books1964

Science fiction, about aliens, set in far future and space.

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

universe13 books1980

Space opera, about uplift.

“No species, the Galactics insist, ever climbs to sapience alone.”
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Cities in FlightSeries

seriesJames Blish10 books1950

Space opera.

“The stories cover roughly two thousand years, from the very near future to the end of the universe.”
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Start with They Shall Have Stars →

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.”
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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 →

CoDominiumUniverse

universe98 books1971

Military science fiction.

“The body of work runs along a few hard threads rather than one line.”
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Old Man's WarSeries

seriesJohn Scalzi16 books2005

Military science fiction and space opera, about war.

“Sign a document at 65, saying you intend to join up 10 years later.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Old Man's War →

Humanx CommonwealthUniverse

universe39 books1972

Science fiction, adventurous in tone, about aliens, set in far future and space.

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

universe173 books1976

Science fiction, set in far future.

“Around that spine cluster the merchanter novels of trader Families, the Faded Sun trilogy of human envoys among the martial alien Mri, and the Chanur books, narrated from the hierarchical, whiskered viewpoint of the hani.”
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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.

Questions readers ask

What should I read after Matthew Looney?: Known Space — the closest match to Matthew Looney on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Matthew Looney?: Matthew Looney's Voyage to the Earth. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Matthew Looney.
How big is Matthew Looney?: Matthew Looney is 4 books, 1961–1972.
Is Matthew Looney finished?: Yes — 4 books, 1961–1972.

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