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Books like Nigel Walmsley: 9 series to read next

Nigel Walmsley is science fiction, about aliens, set in space and other star systems. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Nigel Walmsley is 6 books, 1972–1984.

“The two novels open Benford's wider Galactic Center Saga, a hard-SF sequence that eventually shifts its focus to other characters and a far-future war between organic and mechanical life.”
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Ender's Game
Forge of God
Ocean / Galactic Center
Blindsight / Firefall
Rama
Heaven Chronicles / Zones of Thought
Known Space
CoDominium
Dune

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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Forge of GodSeries

seriesGreg Bear2 books1987

Science fiction, tense and dark in tone, about aliens and survival.

“Earth faces destruction when an inscrutable and overwhelming alien form of life attacks.”
from the catalogue description of The Forge of God

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Ocean / Galactic CenterSeries

seriesGregory Benford12 books1972

Science fiction and hard science fiction, about aliens, set in far future.

“For some time now, Earth has been heavily influenced by the aliens, who have conquered the oceans, sinking a lot of the ships, making that kind of transportation of goods impossible.”
from the catalogue description of Swarmer, Skimmer
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Blindsight / FirefallSeries

seriesPeter Watts3 books2006

Challenging in tone.

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RamaUniverse

universe7 books1973

Set in spaceship.

“Something is falling through the solar system on a hyperbolic orbit, and it is not a comet.”
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Heaven Chronicles / Zones of ThoughtSeries

seriesJoan D. Vinge & Vernor Vinge8 books1976

Space opera.

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Known SpaceUniverse

universe142 books1964

Science fiction, about aliens, set in space and other star systems.

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

universe98 books1971

Military science fiction.

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

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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.

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What should I read after Nigel Walmsley?: Ender's Game — the closest match to Nigel Walmsley on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Nigel Walmsley?: In the Ocean of Night. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Nigel Walmsley.
How big is Nigel Walmsley?: Nigel Walmsley is 6 books, 1972–1984.

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