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Books like Rod McBan: 9 series to read next

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

Rod McBan is 5 books, 1964–1975.

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Dune
The Culture
Foundation
Ender's Game
Children of Time
Neverness Universe
Radix Tetrad
Alliance-Union
Last Men

DuneUniverse

universe78 books1963

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

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The CultureUniverse

universe21 books1987

Science fiction and space opera, about artificial intelligence, set in far future and 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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FoundationUniverse

universe123 books1940

Science fiction, 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

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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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Children of TimeSeries

seriesAdrian Tchaikovsky6 books2015

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

“The two threads collide across mismatched timescales as the ark ship's crew, cycling in and out of cryosleep, finally reach the spiders' world.”
from the catalogue description

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Neverness UniverseSeries

seriesDavid Zindell6 books1985

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

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Radix TetradSeries

seriesA. A. Attanasio4 books1981

Science fiction, challenging in tone, set in far future.

“The Radix Tetrad is a group of four science fiction books by A. A. Attanasio.”
from the catalogue description
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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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Last MenUniverse

universe21 books1930

Science fiction, challenging and reflective in tone, set in far future.

“Two billion years of human history, narrated at the speed of a geologist.”
from the catalogue description

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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.

Questions readers ask

What should I read after Rod McBan?: Dune — the closest match to Rod McBan on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Rod McBan?: The Boy Who Bought Old Earth. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Rod McBan.
How big is Rod McBan?: Rod McBan is 5 books, 1964–1975.
Is Rod McBan finished?: Yes — 5 books, 1964–1975.

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