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Books like Mirabile: 9 series to read next

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

Mirabile is 7 books, 1989–1991.

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Uplift
Old Man's War
CoDominium
Ender's Game
Dune
Hainish
Genesis Quest
Known Space
Pantropy

UpliftUniverse

universe13 books1980

Space opera, about uplift, set in space.

“No species, the Galactics insist, ever climbs to sapience alone.”
from the catalogue description

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Old Man's WarSeries

seriesJohn Scalzi16 books2005

Military science fiction and space opera, about war, set in space.

“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 →

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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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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DuneUniverse

universe78 books1963

Space opera, about political intrigue.

“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.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Dune →

HainishSeries

seriesUrsula K. Le Guin33 books1964

Reflective in tone.

“The Hainish Cycle consists of a number of science fiction novels and stories by Ursula K. Le Guin.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Rocannon's World →

Genesis QuestSeries

seriesDonald Moffitt2 books1986

Science fiction, adventurous in tone, about aliens, set in other star systems and far future.

“Aliens receive radio signals containing full DNA info, and reconstruct humanity.”
from the catalogue description of The Genesis Quest

Start with The Genesis Quest →

Known SpaceUniverse

universe142 books1964

Set in space.

“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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PantropySeries

seriesJames Blish6 books1942

Hard science fiction.

“Pantropy collects James Blish's linked stories about adapting humans genetically to survive unaltered on alien worlds, rather than terraforming those worlds to suit humans — a concept the stories helped popularize under the name 'pantropy.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Sunken Universe →

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 Mirabile?: Uplift — the closest match to Mirabile on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Mirabile?: The Loch Moose Monster. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Mirabile.
How big is Mirabile?: Mirabile is 7 books, 1989–1991.
Is Mirabile finished?: Yes — 7 books, 1989–1991.

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