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Books like Noon: 9 series to read next

Noon 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.

Noon is 36 books across 3 series, 1959–2017.

“Hunger, war and money are gone, people work because the work is interesting, children are raised to be curious and decent, and the finest thing a person can be is a Progressor — sent to some slower, crueller planet to help it along.”
from the catalogue description

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Hainish
Ender's Game
Dune
The Culture
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame
Known Space
Old Man's War
Childe Cycle
CoDominium

HainishSeries

seriesUrsula K. Le Guin33 books1964

Science fiction, reflective in tone, set in far future and other star systems.

“The Hainish Cycle consists of a number of science fiction novels and stories by Ursula K. Le Guin.”
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.

“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 →

The CultureUniverse

universe21 books1987

Space opera, about artificial intelligence, set in galactic scale.

“No money, no laws, no hunger, no death you didn't choose; a galaxy-spanning anarchy of humans and drones administered, gently and with enormous irony, by superintelligent Minds who name their warships things like *Frank Exchange Of Views*.”
from the catalogue description

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The Science Fiction Hall of FameSeries

seriesBen Bova, Algis Budrys, Arthur C. Clarke, Geo. W. Proctor, H. G. Wells, Robert Silverberg, Terry Carr & Theodore R. Cogswell11 books1895

Science fiction.

“The greatest science fiction stories of all time chosen by the members of the Science Fiction Writers of America.”
from the catalogue description of The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One

Start with The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One →

Known SpaceUniverse

universe142 books1964

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

“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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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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Childe CycleSeries

seriesGordon R. Dickson & David W. Wixon19 books1957

Military science fiction, about war.

“The related short stories and novellas all center on the Dorsai, primarily members of the Graeme and Morgan families.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Act of Creation →

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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Why these

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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 Noon?: Hainish — the closest match to Noon on what it is about, not on what sells.
How big is Noon?: Noon is 36 books across 3 series, 1959–2017.

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