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Books like Planetfall (Emma Newman): 9 series to read next

Planetfall (Emma Newman) is science fiction, about space colonization, set in other star systems and far future, tense in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Planetfall (Emma Newman) is 15 books, 2015–2023.

“Each of the four books shifts to a different point-of-view character connected to the colony, using personal trauma and unreliable narration as much as the science-fictional setting to drive the story.”
from the catalogue description

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Ender's Game
Dune
Takeshi Kovacs
Poseidon's Children
Pandora
Teixcalaan
Foundation
Radchaai
Heorot

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

Space opera, 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 →

Takeshi KovacsSeries

seriesRichard Morgan3 books2002

Cyberpunk.

“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 →

Poseidon's ChildrenSeries

seriesAlastair Reynolds3 books2012

Space opera, set in space.

“One-hundred-and-fifty years from now, the moon and Mars are settled, and colonies stretch all the way out to the edge of the solar system.”
from the catalogue description of Blue Remembered Earth

Start with Blue Remembered Earth →

PandoraSeries

seriesFrank Herbert & Bill Ransom4 books1966

About survival.

“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

Start with Destination: Void →

TeixcalaanSeries

seriesArkady Martine2 books2019

Space opera, about political intrigue.

“A Memory Called Empire and A Desolation Called Peace pair court intrigue with Mahit's conflicted, outsider fascination with an empire she can't help admiring.”
from the catalogue description

Start with A Memory Called Empire →

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 →

RadchaaiUniverse

universe11 books2012

Space opera, about political intrigue, set in space.

“Civilization is what the Radch calls itself, and civilization is a courtesy extended at gunpoint.”
from the catalogue description

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HeorotSeries

seriesJerry Pournelle, Larry Niven & Steven Barnes4 books1987

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

“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 →

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 Planetfall (Emma Newman)?: Ender's Game — the closest match to Planetfall (Emma Newman) on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Planetfall (Emma Newman)?: Albert and the Kraken. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Planetfall (Emma Newman).
How big is Planetfall (Emma Newman)?: Planetfall (Emma Newman) is 15 books, 2015–2023.

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