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Books like Patrick McLanahan: 9 series to read next

Patrick McLanahan is techno-thriller, set in our world, tense in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Patrick McLanahan is 3 books, 1989–2014.

“Some parts of the plot were passively referenced in Brown's 1991 novel Sky Masters, which is set two years before most of the events in Cheetah.”
from the catalogue description of Day of the Cheetah

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2034 Universe
Lokaran / The Stars
Nexus 5
Ender's Game
Honorverse
Vatta
Janissaries
The Themis Files
Renegades (Marissa Meyer)

2034 UniverseSeries

seriesAdmiral James Stavridis & Elliot Ackerman3 books2021

Dark in tone.

Start with 2034: A Novel of the Next World War →

Lokaran / The StarsSeries

seriesSteve White2 books2000

Military science fiction, about aliens and rebellion and revolution.

“When the Lokaran suddenly appeared in the skies of Earth, America was enjoying victory in the off-and-on war that had occupied most of the 20th century.”
from the catalogue description of Eagle Against the Stars

Start with Eagle Against the Stars →

Nexus 5Series

seriesRamez Naam3 books2012

Dark in tone, about artificial intelligence.

“The trilogy continues through Crux and Apex, following the same central conflict over who controls the technology.”
from the catalogue description

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Ender's GameUniverse

universe39 books1977

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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HonorverseUniverse

universe83 books1993

Space opera and military science fiction, set in far future and other star systems.

“At the center stands one officer, Honor Harrington — captain, then something far larger — and the six-limbed empathic treecat who rides her shoulder.”
from the catalogue description

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VattaUniverse

universe10 books2003

Space opera and military science fiction, set in far future and other star systems.

“Get kicked out of the Academy and the family still hands you a ship.”
from the catalogue description

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JanissariesSeries

seriesJerry Pournelle, Roland J. Green, David Weber & Phillip Pournelle4 books1979

Military science fiction, about slavery, set in other star systems and far future.

“Janissaries are an American series of military and political-based science fiction novels are set in an interstellar confederation of races, in which humans are a slave race entrusted with military affairs and law enforcement.”
from the catalogue description
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The Themis FilesSeries

seriesSylvain Neuvel3 books2015

About aliens and robots, set in contemporary.

“Sleeping Giants and its sequels are told almost entirely through interview transcripts conducted by an unnamed, evasive interrogator, giving the series a documentary, oral-history feel unusual for first-contact SF.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Sleeping Giants →

Renegades (Marissa Meyer)Series

seriesMarissa Meyer3 books2017

Superhero, about identity, set in big city.

“Marissa Meyer's trilogy, continuing through Archenemies and Supernova, plays the two factions' history against the leads' divided loyalties; Meyer has said she doesn't plan to extend the series further.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Renegades →

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 Patrick McLanahan?: 2034 Universe — the closest match to Patrick McLanahan on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Patrick McLanahan?: Day of the Cheetah. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Patrick McLanahan.
How big is Patrick McLanahan?: Patrick McLanahan is 3 books, 1989–2014.

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