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Books like Northworld: 9 series to read next

Northworld is 3 books, 1990–1992.

Ender's Game
CoDominium
Known Space
Forever War
Vatta
Dune
Honorverse
Childe Cycle
Old Man's War

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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CoDominiumUniverse

universe98 books1971

Science fiction and military science fiction, set in other star systems and far future.

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

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Known SpaceUniverse

universe142 books1964

About aliens, 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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Forever WarSeries

seriesJoe Haldeman10 books1972

Set in space.

Start with The Forever War →

VattaUniverse

universe10 books2003

Space opera, set in space.

“Get kicked out of the Academy and the family still hands you a ship.”
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 →

HonorverseUniverse

universe83 books1993

Space opera, set in space.

“At the center stands one officer, Honor Harrington — captain, then something far larger — and the six-limbed empathic treecat who rides her shoulder.”
from the catalogue description

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Childe CycleSeries

seriesGordon R. Dickson & David W. Wixon19 books1957

Science fiction and military science fiction, about war, set in other star systems and far future.

“The related short stories and novellas all center on the Dorsai, primarily members of the Graeme and Morgan families.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Act of Creation →

Old Man's WarSeries

seriesJohn Scalzi16 books2005

Space opera, set in space.

“Sign a document at 65, saying you intend to join up 10 years later.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Old Man's War →

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 Northworld?: Ender's Game — the closest match to Northworld on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Northworld?: Northworld. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Northworld.
How big is Northworld?: Northworld is 3 books, 1990–1992.
Is Northworld finished?: Yes — 3 books, 1990–1992.

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