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Books like Pandora's Planet: 9 series to read next

Pandora's Planet is science fiction, about aliens, set in galactic scale and far future, funny in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Pandora's Planet is 11 books, 1956–2002.

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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Stainless Steel Rat
Foundation
Space Opera (Catherynne M. Valente)
The Saga of Seven Suns Universe
Hoka
The Culture
Commonwealth
The Android's Dream

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyUniverse

universe18 books1979

Set in space.

“The Earth is scheduled for demolition to make way for a hyperspace bypass, and honestly, nobody filed the paperwork properly.”
from the catalogue description

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The Stainless Steel RatSeries

seriesHarry Harrison21 books1957

Adventurous in tone, about con artists, set in space.

“An adolescent boy on a dull planet resolves to live by his wits outside the law, and enacts a plan which leads to risk and reward.”
from the catalogue description of A Stainless Steel Rat Is Born
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Start with A Stainless Steel Rat Is Born →

FoundationUniverse

universe123 books1940

About robots.

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

Start with Foundation →

Space Opera (Catherynne M. Valente)Series

seriesCatherynne M. Valente2 books2018

Set in space.

“When aliens finally notice humanity, the fate of Earth ends up resting on a fading rock band drafted to represent the whole species on stage.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Space Opera →

The Saga of Seven Suns UniverseSeries

seriesKevin J. Anderson16 books2002

Tense and adventurous in tone, about war.

Start with Veiled Alliances →

HokaSeries

seriesGordon R. Dickson & Poul Anderson33 books1951

Set in other star systems.

“Poul Anderson and Gordon R. Dickson's Hoka stories follow the Hokas, a teddy-bear-like alien race who enthusiastically role-play human genres and history, to comic effect.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Sheriff of Canyon Gulch →

The CultureUniverse

universe21 books1987

About artificial intelligence.

“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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CommonwealthUniverse

universe12 books2002

Science fiction and space opera, set in far future.

“Step aboard the train at the Second Chance terminal and ride the wormhole to another star.”
from the catalogue description

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The Android's DreamSeries

seriesJohn Scalzi2 books2006

About artificial intelligence and genetic engineering, set in near future and space.

“John Scalzi's The Android's Dream follows ex-soldier Harry Creek as the hunt for a replacement leads him to Robin Baker, an ordinary woman carrying hidden sheep DNA that makes her the key to avoiding a war.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Android's Dream →

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's Planet?: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy — the closest match to Pandora's Planet on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Pandora's Planet?: Pandora's Planet. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Pandora's Planet.
How big is Pandora's Planet?: Pandora's Planet is 11 books, 1956–2002.
Is Pandora's Planet finished?: Yes — 11 books, 1956–2002.

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