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Books like River Song: 9 series to read next

River Song is science fiction and time travel. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

River Song is 8 books, 2016–2026.

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Foundation
The Culture
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame
Alliance-Union
Science Fiction Megapack
Kairos
Childe Cycle
Time Travelers Never Die
Time Trap

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

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The CultureUniverse

universe21 books1987

Space opera, about artificial intelligence, 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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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

Science fiction.

“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

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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.”
from the catalogue description

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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.

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KairosSeries

seriesMadeleine L'Engle11 books1962

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Childe CycleSeries

seriesGordon R. Dickson & David W. Wixon19 books1957

Military science fiction, about war.

“The related short stories and novellas all center on the Dorsai, primarily members of the Graeme and Morgan families.”
from the catalogue description
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Time Travelers Never DieSeries

seriesJack McDevitt2 books1996

Science fiction and time travel, set in contemporary and our world.

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Time TrapSeries

seriesKeith Laumer3 books1970

Science fiction and time travel.

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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.

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What should I read after River Song?: Foundation — the closest match to River Song on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with River Song?: A Gamble with Time. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for River Song.
How big is River Song?: River Song is 8 books, 2016–2026.

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