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Books like Overflight: 9 series to read next

Overflight is science fiction, set in far future and space. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Overflight is 3 books, 1976–2018.

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Known Space
Heechee
Rama
Well World
Academy / Priscilla (Hutch) Hutchins
Heaven Chronicles / Zones of Thought
Quadrail
CoDominium
Space Beagle

Known SpaceUniverse

universe142 books1964

Set in 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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HeecheeSeries

seriesFrederik Pohl19 books1972

Set in other star systems.

“The Heechee are an advanced alien race that visited the Solar System hundreds of millennia ago and then mysteriously disappeared.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Gateway →

RamaUniverse

universe7 books1973

Science fiction, about aliens, set in space and spaceship.

“Something is falling through the solar system on a hyperbolic orbit, and it is not a comet.”
from the catalogue description

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Well WorldSeries

seriesJack L. Chalker & David Boop11 books1977

Set in other star systems.

Start with Permutations: A Well World Anthology →

Academy / Priscilla (Hutch) HutchinsSeries

seriesJack McDevitt16 books1983

Set in other star systems.

“Beginning with The Engines of God, the series treats deep time and the near-total absence of intelligent alien life as its central mystery, favoring slow-burn discovery over action.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Engines of God →

Heaven Chronicles / Zones of ThoughtSeries

seriesJoan D. Vinge & Vernor Vinge8 books1976

Science fiction and space opera, set in far future and space.

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QuadrailSeries

seriesTimothy Zahn5 books2005

About political intrigue.

“Paired with the telepathically gifted Bayta, Compton investigates and fights the Modhri, a parasitic group-mind quietly seizing control of galactic leaders from within.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Night Train to Rigel →

CoDominiumUniverse

universe98 books1971

Military science fiction, set in other star systems.

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

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Space BeagleSeries

seriesA. E. van Vogt5 books1939

Tense in tone.

Start with Black Destroyer →

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 Overflight?: Known Space — the closest match to Overflight on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Overflight?: The Shadow of the Ship. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Overflight.
How big is Overflight?: Overflight is 3 books, 1976–2018.

Books like Overflight: 9 series to read next

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