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Books like Owner: 9 series to read next

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

Owner is 8 books, 1998–2024.

“Visible in the night sky the Argus Station, its twin smelting plants like glowing eyes, looks down on nightmare Earth.”
from the catalogue description of The Departure

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Red Rising
The Hunger Games
Forge of God
Berserker (Fred Saberhagen)
Ocean / Galactic Center
The Handmaid's Tale
To the Stars (Harrison)
Ender's Game
Dune

Red RisingSeries

seriesPierce Brown & Rik Hoskin13 books2014

About class conflict.

“Pierce Brown's Red Rising follows Darrow, a lowborn 'Red' miner on a colonized Mars who discovers his caste's suffering is a lie sustained by the ruling Gold elite, and infiltrates their ranks to destroy the system from within.”
from the catalogue description

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The Hunger GamesUniverse

universe5 books2008

About survival, set in north america.

“Panem, they call it now — a nation raised on the drowned bones of North America, a glittering Capitol ringed by twelve districts it once starved into obedience.”
from the catalogue description

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Forge of GodSeries

seriesGreg Bear2 books1987

About survival.

“Earth faces destruction when an inscrutable and overwhelming alien form of life attacks.”
from the catalogue description of The Forge of God

Start with The Forge of God →

Berserker (Fred Saberhagen)Series

seriesFred Saberhagen, Connie Willis, Edward Bryant, Jane Lindskold, Larry Niven, Poul Anderson, Roger Zelazny & Stephen R. Donaldson59 books1963

Science fiction and space opera, tense in tone, about war and artificial intelligence, set in far future and space.

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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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Start with Swarmer, Skimmer →

The Handmaid's TaleSeries

seriesMargaret Atwood3 books1985

About gender and society, set in north america.

“The Handmaid's Tale is Margaret Atwood's 1985 novel set in Gilead, a totalitarian theocracy that has overthrown the United States and forces fertile women into reproductive servitude as Handmaids; it is narrated by one such woman, Offred.”
from the catalogue description

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To the Stars (Harrison)Series

seriesHarry Harrison3 books1980

Science fiction and dystopia, tense in tone, about rebellion and revolution, set in far future and other star systems.

“One of the elite stumbles onto the knowledge that news and opinions are being carefully managed to whitewash the situation, which leads him to throw his lot in with those who oppose it.”
from the catalogue description of Homeworld
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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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DuneUniverse

universe78 books1963

About political intrigue.

“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 →

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 Owner?: Red Rising — the closest match to Owner on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Owner?: The Departure. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Owner.
How big is Owner?: Owner is 8 books, 1998–2024.

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