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Books like Pandora: 9 series to read next

Pandora is science fiction, about artificial intelligence and survival, set in far future and other star systems. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Pandora is 4 books, 1966–1988.

“The Pandora Sequence opens with Frank Herbert's solo novel Destination: Void, in which a starship crew must jury-rig a working artificial consciousness after their vessel's control systems fail.”
from the catalogue description

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Dune
Ender's Game
Berserker (Fred Saberhagen)
Alliance-Union
Takeshi Kovacs
Heorot
CoDominium
Blindsight / Firefall
Singularity Sky

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 →

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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Berserker (Fred Saberhagen)Series

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

Space opera, about robots and war, set in space.

Start with Berserker →

Alliance-UnionUniverse

universe173 books1976

Science fiction, set in far future.

“Around that spine cluster the merchanter novels of trader Families, the Faded Sun trilogy of human envoys among the martial alien Mri, and the Chanur books, narrated from the hierarchical, whiskered viewpoint of the hani.”
from the catalogue description

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Takeshi KovacsSeries

seriesRichard Morgan3 books2002

Cyberpunk, about identity.

“Takeshi Kovacs is a former elite soldier turned freelance troubleshooter in a future where human consciousness can be digitized and transferred between bodies, or sleeves, making death an inconvenience for those who can afford new ones.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Altered Carbon →

HeorotSeries

seriesJerry Pournelle, Larry Niven & Steven Barnes4 books1987

Science fiction, about space colonization, set in far future and other star systems.

“Reproduction and fertility expert Dr Jack Cohen acted as a consultant on the book, designing the novel life cycle of the alien antagonists, the grendels.”
from the catalogue description of The Legacy of Heorot

Start with The Legacy of Heorot →

CoDominiumUniverse

universe98 books1971

Military science fiction.

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

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Blindsight / FirefallSeries

seriesPeter Watts3 books2006

First contact, about aliens, set in space.

Start with Blindsight →

Singularity SkySeries

seriesCharles Stross2 books2003

Space opera, about technological singularity, set in space.

“Charles Stross uses the setup for a mix of space opera, economics, and diplomatic intrigue.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Singularity Sky →

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 Pandora?: Dune — the closest match to Pandora on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Pandora?: Destination: Void. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Pandora.
How big is Pandora?: Pandora is 4 books, 1966–1988.

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