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Books like Norby Chronicles: 9 series to read next
Norby Chronicles is science fiction, about robots and space exploration, set in far future, adventurous in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.
Norby Chronicles is 22 books, 1983–2024.
“In it, Jefferson Wells and Norby stop Ing from taking over the Solar System with the help of Jeff's brother Fargo Wells, police officer Albany Jones, and Admiral Boris Yobo.”
from the catalogue description of Norby, the Mixed-Up Robot
- Known Space
- Humanx Commonwealth
- Old Man's War
- Heechee
- Uplift
- CoDominium
- Berserker (Fred Saberhagen)
- Space Beagle
- The Stainless Steel Rat
- Known SpaceUniverse
universe142 books1964
About aliens.
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- Humanx CommonwealthUniverse
universe39 books1972
About aliens.
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- Old Man's WarSeries
seriesJohn Scalzi16 books2005
Military science fiction and space opera, about war.
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- HeecheeSeries
seriesFrederik Pohl19 books1972
Space opera, about aliens.
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- UpliftUniverse
universe13 books1980
Space opera, about uplift and aliens.
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- CoDominiumUniverse
universe98 books1971
Military science fiction.
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seriesFred Saberhagen, Connie Willis, Edward Bryant, Jane Lindskold, Larry Niven, Poul Anderson, Roger Zelazny & Stephen R. Donaldson59 books1963
Space opera, tense in tone, about artificial intelligence and war.
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- Space BeagleSeries
seriesA. E. van Vogt5 books1939
Space opera, tense in tone, about aliens, set in spaceship.
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- The Stainless Steel RatSeries
seriesHarry Harrison21 books1957
Space opera, funny in tone, about con artists.
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Read next in Norby Chronicles
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 Norby Chronicles?
- Known Space — the closest match to Norby Chronicles on what it is about, not on what sells.
- Where do I start with Norby Chronicles?
- Norby, the Mixed-Up Robot. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Norby Chronicles.
- How big is Norby Chronicles?
- Norby Chronicles is 22 books, 1983–2024.
- Is Norby Chronicles finished?
- Yes — 22 books, 1983–2024.