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Books like Miles Vorkosigan: 9 series to read next

Miles Vorkosigan is science fiction and space opera, set in far future and other star systems. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Miles Vorkosigan is 20 books, 1986–2012.

“Spanning dozens of novels and stories, the series moves fluidly between military SF, political intrigue, mystery and comedy of manners as Miles ages, marries and eventually raises his own family.”
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Old Man's War
Dune
CoDominium
Foundation
Heechee
Imperial Galaxy
Teixcalaan
Quadrail
Known Space

Old Man's WarSeries

seriesJohn Scalzi16 books2005

Science fiction and space opera, adventurous in tone, about war, set in far future and other star systems.

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

DuneUniverse

universe78 books1963

Science fiction and space opera, about political intrigue, set in far future and other star systems.

“The desert planet, where empire runs on a single substance: the spice melange, which folds space, prolongs life, and unlocks prescience, and which exists nowhere else in the known universe.”
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Start with Dune →

CoDominiumUniverse

universe98 books1971

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

“The body of work runs along a few hard threads rather than one line.”
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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 →

HeecheeSeries

seriesFrederik Pohl19 books1972

About aliens and space exploration.

“The Heechee are an advanced alien race that visited the Solar System hundreds of millennia ago and then mysteriously disappeared.”
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Start with Gateway →

Imperial GalaxySeries

seriesGarth Nix2 books2012

“Garth Nix's A Confusion of Princes follows Khemri through the empire's ruthless military, its secret intelligence service, and a deadly, decades-long competition to determine who might one day take the throne.”
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Start with A Confusion of Princes →

TeixcalaanSeries

seriesArkady Martine2 books2019

Science fiction and space opera, tense and reflective in tone, about political intrigue and identity, set in far future and other star systems.

“A Memory Called Empire and A Desolation Called Peace pair court intrigue with Mahit's conflicted, outsider fascination with an empire she can't help admiring.”
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Start with A Memory Called Empire →

QuadrailSeries

seriesTimothy Zahn5 books2005

About aliens.

“Paired with the telepathically gifted Bayta, Compton investigates and fights the Modhri, a parasitic group-mind quietly seizing control of galactic leaders from within.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Night Train to Rigel →

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.”
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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 Miles Vorkosigan?: Old Man's War — the closest match to Miles Vorkosigan on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Miles Vorkosigan?: The Warrior's Apprentice. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Miles Vorkosigan.
How big is Miles Vorkosigan?: Miles Vorkosigan is 20 books, 1986–2012.

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