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Books like Poictesme: 9 series to read next

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

Poictesme is 3 books, 1963–2014.

“The inhabitants of Poictesme are searching for the advanced military computer that's said to have been hidden there during the last war.”
from the catalogue description of Junkyard Planet

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Dune
Foundation
CoDominium
Old Man's War
Known Space
The Culture
Polity
Janissaries
Starstream

DuneUniverse

universe78 books1963

Science fiction and space opera, about political intrigue, set in far future and other star systems.

“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 →

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 →

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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Old Man's WarSeries

seriesJohn Scalzi16 books2005

Military science fiction, about war, set in space.

“Sign a document at 65, saying you intend to join up 10 years later.”
from the catalogue description
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Known SpaceUniverse

universe142 books1964

About aliens, set in space.

“Give a clever species a few centuries and a working fusion drive, and it will fill the sky with problems.”
from the catalogue description

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The CultureUniverse

universe21 books1987

Set in galactic scale.

“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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PolityUniverse

universe72 books1992

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

“The Quiet War is already over by the time you arrive.”
from the catalogue description

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JanissariesSeries

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

Military science fiction, about war and slavery.

“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
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

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StarstreamSeries

seriesJeffrey A. Carver2 books1989

Set in space.

“The two were published within a year of each other under the same author.”
from the catalogue description

Start with From a Changeling Star →

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 Poictesme?: Dune — the closest match to Poictesme on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Poictesme?: Junkyard Planet. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Poictesme.
How big is Poictesme?: Poictesme is 3 books, 1963–2014.

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