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Books like Ralph Kennedy: 9 series to read next

Ralph Kennedy is science fiction, set in mid 20th century. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Ralph Kennedy is 5 books, 1953–1962.

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Foundation
Science Fiction Megapack
Library of America P. K. Dick Collection
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame
Known Space
Galactic Milieu
H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds
Twilight Zone
Time Traders

FoundationUniverse

universe123 books1940

About robots, set in far future.

“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 →

Science Fiction MegapackSeries

seriesJohn Gregory Betancourt, uncredited, Robert Silverberg, Adam-Troy Castro, Anna Hunger, Ayn Rand, Ben Bova, Bryce Walton, Damon Knight, Donald A. Wollheim, E. Everett Evans, Everett B. Cole, H. L. Gold, Jerry Oltion, Jerry Sohl, Lloyd Biggle, Jr., Milton Lesser, Murray Leinster, Myron R. Lewis, Raymond F. Jones, R. DeWitt Miller, Richard Wilson, Robert Moore Williams, Samuel R. Delany, S. J. Byrne, Tom Godwin & Tony Rothman37 books1938

Science fiction.

Start with The Science Fiction Megapack: 25 Science Fiction Stories by Masters →

Library of America P. K. Dick CollectionSeries

seriesPhilip K. Dick9 books1962

Set in near future.

“Technically banned, a novel called The Grasshopper Lies Heavy imagines a world where the Allies won instead — and its reclusive author, Hawthorne Abendsen, becomes an obsession for characters on every side.”
from the catalogue description of The Man in the High Castle

Start with The Man in the High Castle →

The Science Fiction Hall of FameSeries

seriesBen Bova, Algis Budrys, Arthur C. Clarke, Geo. W. Proctor, H. G. Wells, Robert Silverberg, Terry Carr & Theodore R. Cogswell11 books1895

“The greatest science fiction stories of all time chosen by the members of the Science Fiction Writers of America.”
from the catalogue description of The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One

Start with The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One →

Known SpaceUniverse

universe142 books1964

Set in far future and 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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Galactic MilieuSeries

seriesJulian May10 books1981

Science fiction, tense in tone, about aliens and psychic powers.

“From the front flap of the Knopf first printing: The year is 2051.”
from the catalogue description of Jack the Bodiless
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Start with Jack the Bodiless →

H. G. Wells' War of the WorldsUniverse

universe65 books1898

Alien invasion.

“No one would have believed, in the closing years of the nineteenth century, that human affairs were being watched keenly and closely from the timeless worlds of space.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The War of the Worlds →

Twilight ZoneUniverse

universe40 books1960

Science fiction, set in our world.

“Picture, if you will, an ordinary person on an ordinary afternoon: a tired salesman, a frightened child, a man who wants only to be left alone.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Stories from the Twilight Zone →

Time TradersSeries

seriesAndre Norton, Sherwood Smith & P. M. Griffin7 books1958

Time travel, adventurous in tone, set in other star systems.

“Norton, later joined by collaborators Sherwood Smith and P. M. Griffin, expanded the sequence to seven novels published between 1958 and 2002, and revised the opening book herself in 2000.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Time Traders →

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 Ralph Kennedy?: Foundation — the closest match to Ralph Kennedy on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Ralph Kennedy?: What Thin Partitions. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Ralph Kennedy.
How big is Ralph Kennedy?: Ralph Kennedy is 5 books, 1953–1962.
Is Ralph Kennedy finished?: Yes — 5 books, 1953–1962.

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