Series
Books like Natural History: 9 series to read next
Natural History is science fiction, about artificial intelligence, set in space and far future. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.
Natural History is 3 books, 2003–2009.
“Evolution has reached a new zenith, and it seems there is no environment we cannot conquer.”
from the catalogue description
- The Culture
- Ender's Game
- Blindsight / Firefall
- Dune
- Thistledown
- Ilium
- Heaven Chronicles / Zones of Thought
- Children of Time
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
- The CultureUniverse
universe21 books1987
Set in galactic scale.
matchedscience fictionfar futureartificial intelligencespace opera
- Ender's GameUniverse
universe39 books1977
Science fiction, set in far future.
matchedscience fictionfar future
- Blindsight / FirefallSeries
seriesPeter Watts3 books2006
First contact, tense and dark in tone, about aliens.
matchedscience fictionchallengingspacefar futureartificial intelligencehard science fiction
- DuneUniverse
universe78 books1963
About political intrigue.
matchedscience fictionfar futureother star systemsspace opera
- ThistledownSeries
seriesGreg Bear5 books1978
Science fiction and hard science fiction, about space exploration, set in space and far future.
matchedscience fictionspacefar futurespace explorationhard science fiction
- IliumSeries
seriesDan Simmons2 books2003
About war.
matchedscience fictionchallengingfar futuremultiple povartificial intelligencegodsspace opera
seriesJoan D. Vinge & Vernor Vinge8 books1976
Science fiction and space opera, set in space and far future.
matchedscience fictionspacefar futurespace opera
- Children of TimeSeries
seriesAdrian Tchaikovsky6 books2015
Science fiction, set in space and far future.
matchedscience fictionspacefar futureother star systems
universe18 books1979
Humor, funny in tone.
matchedscience fictionspacefar future
Read next in Natural History
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 Natural History?
- The Culture — the closest match to Natural History on what it is about, not on what sells.
- Where do I start with Natural History?
- Natural History. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Natural History.
- How big is Natural History?
- Natural History is 3 books, 2003–2009.