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Books like Rich Man's Sky: 9 series to read next

Rich Man's Sky is science fiction and space opera, set in space. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Rich Man's Sky is 4 books, 2021–2026.

“From a space station full of women to a monastery on the Moon, from a Martian reality-TV contest to a solar shade large enough to cool the Earth, the dreams of a handful of trillionaires dictate the future of humanity.”
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Alliance-Union
Rama
To the Stars (Harrison)
Ender's Game
Known Space
CoDominium
Troy Rising
Heaven Chronicles / Zones of Thought
Cities in Flight

Alliance-UnionUniverse

universe173 books1976

Science fiction, set in far future.

“Around that spine cluster the merchanter novels of trader Families, the Faded Sun trilogy of human envoys among the martial alien Mri, and the Chanur books, narrated from the hierarchical, whiskered viewpoint of the hani.”
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RamaUniverse

universe7 books1973

About aliens, set in spaceship.

“Something is falling through the solar system on a hyperbolic orbit, and it is not a comet.”
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To the Stars (Harrison)Series

seriesHarry Harrison3 books1980

Dystopia, about rebellion and revolution.

“One of the elite stumbles onto the knowledge that news and opinions are being carefully managed to whitewash the situation, which leads him to throw his lot in with those who oppose it.”
from the catalogue description of Homeworld
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Start with Homeworld →

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.”
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Known SpaceUniverse

universe142 books1964

About aliens.

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

universe98 books1971

Military science fiction.

“The body of work runs along a few hard threads rather than one line.”
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Troy RisingSeries

seriesJohn Ringo & Gray Rinehart4 books2010

Military science fiction, about war and aliens.

“John Ringo's military science fiction trilogy, joined for a later volume by Gray Rinehart, follows the buildup and battles around that station as humanity arms itself against alien threats.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Live Free or Die →

Heaven Chronicles / Zones of ThoughtSeries

seriesJoan D. Vinge & Vernor Vinge8 books1976

Science fiction and space opera, set in space and far future.

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Cities in FlightSeries

seriesJames Blish10 books1950

Science fiction and space opera, about space colonization, set in space and far future.

“The stories cover roughly two thousand years, from the very near future to the end of the universe.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with They Shall Have Stars →

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 Rich Man's Sky?: Alliance-Union — the closest match to Rich Man's Sky on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Rich Man's Sky?: Rich Man's Sky. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Rich Man's Sky.
How big is Rich Man's Sky?: Rich Man's Sky is 4 books, 2021–2026.

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