Series
Books like Old Man's War: 9 series to read next
Old Man's War is science fiction and military science fiction, about war, 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.
Old Man's War is 16 books, 2005–2025.
“Sign a document at 65, saying you intend to join up 10 years later.”
from the catalogue description
- Forever WarSeries
seriesJoe Haldeman10 books1972
Loreful pick
The classic every enlistment story is measured against: the same tour of duty, a colder ending.
matchedfar futurescience fictionmilitary science fictionspace
- Ender's GameUniverse
universe39 books1977
Loreful pick
Military SF whose subject is the manipulation of the people it sends out.
matchedfar futurescience fiction
- BobiverseSeries
seriesDennis E. Taylor6 books2016
Loreful pick
The same conversational voice and the same thought experiment about what survives the upload.
matchedscience fictionspacespace operaother star systems
- VorkosiganUniverse
universe27 books1986
Loreful pick
Wit, competence and interstellar politics, with a far deeper bench of characters.
matchedfar futurescience fictionother star systemsspace opera
- The ExpanseSeries
seriesDaniel Abraham & Ty Franck18 books2011
Loreful pick
Working-stiff space opera with real stakes and plain, fast prose.
matchedfar futurescience fictiontensespacespace operaother star systemspolitical intrigue
- VattaUniverse
universe10 books2003
Science fiction and military science fiction, adventurous and tense in tone, set in far future and space.
matchedfar futureadventurousscience fictiontensespacemilitary science fictionspace operaother star systems
- JanissariesSeries
seriesJerry Pournelle, Roland J. Green, David Weber & Phillip Pournelle4 books1979
About slavery.
matchedfar futureadventurousscience fictiontensewarmilitary science fictionother star systemspolitical intrigue
- Known SpaceUniverse
universe142 books1964
Science fiction, about aliens, set in far future and space.
matchedfar futurescience fictionspaceother star systemsaliens
- HonorverseUniverse
universe83 books1993
Science fiction and space opera, set in far future and other star systems.
matchedfar futurescience fictionspace operamilitary science fictionother star systemsspace
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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.
Questions readers ask
- What should I read after Old Man's War?
- Forever War. The classic every enlistment story is measured against: the same tour of duty, a colder ending.
- Where do I start with Old Man's War?
- Old Man's War. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Old Man's War.
- How big is Old Man's War?
- Old Man's War is 16 books, 2005–2025.