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Books like Omni Science Fiction: 9 series to read next

Omni Science Fiction is science fiction, set in late 20th century and our world. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Omni Science Fiction is 21 books across 5 series, 1980–1994.

“On glossy stock, under airbrushed skies where chrome cities hum and something stranger waits just past the data, the future arrives one story at a time.”
from the catalogue description

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The Science Fiction Hall of Fame
Ender's Game
The Hugo Winners
The Culture
Foundation
H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds
Ocean / Galactic Center
Forge of God
Library of America P. K. Dick Collection

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

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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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The Hugo WinnersSeries

seriesIsaac Asimov, Jack Vance & Spider Robinson15 books1962

Science fiction, about aliens, set in far future.

“Each volume was edited by American writer Isaac Asimov, who wrote the introduction and a short essay about each author featured in the book.”
from the catalogue description
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The CultureUniverse

universe21 books1987

Space opera, 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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FoundationUniverse

universe123 books1940

Science fiction, about robots, set in far future.

“There is a science that reads the future of quadrillions the way an astronomer reads the orbits of stars.”
from the catalogue description

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H. G. Wells' War of the WorldsUniverse

universe65 books1898

Alien invasion.

“No one would have believed, in the closing years of the nineteenth century, that human affairs were being watched keenly and closely from the timeless worlds of space.”
from the catalogue description

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Ocean / Galactic CenterSeries

seriesGregory Benford12 books1972

Hard science fiction.

“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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Forge of GodSeries

seriesGreg Bear2 books1987

Science fiction, dark and tense 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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Library of America P. K. Dick CollectionSeries

seriesPhilip K. Dick9 books1962

Science fiction, set in near future.

“Technically banned, a novel called The Grasshopper Lies Heavy imagines a world where the Allies won instead — and its reclusive author, Hawthorne Abendsen, becomes an obsession for characters on every side.”
from the catalogue description of The Man in the High Castle

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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 Omni Science Fiction?: The Science Fiction Hall of Fame — the closest match to Omni Science Fiction on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Omni Science Fiction?: The First Omni Book of Science Fiction. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Omni Science Fiction, which is a whole world rather than one run.
How big is Omni Science Fiction?: Omni Science Fiction is 21 books across 5 series, 1980–1994.

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