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Books like Rosinante: 9 series to read next

Rosinante is science fiction, set in space and near future. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Rosinante is 3 books, 1981–1982.

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Foundation
CoDominium
Old Man's War
Alliance-Union
The Android's Dream
Dune
The Saga of Seven Suns Universe
Honorverse
Commonwealth

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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CoDominiumUniverse

universe98 books1971

Military science fiction, set in other star systems.

“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 other star systems.

“Sign a document at 65, saying you intend to join up 10 years later.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Old Man's War →

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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The Android's DreamSeries

seriesJohn Scalzi2 books2006

Humor, about aliens and genetic engineering, set in other star systems.

“John Scalzi's The Android's Dream follows ex-soldier Harry Creek as the hunt for a replacement leads him to Robin Baker, an ordinary woman carrying hidden sheep DNA that makes her the key to avoiding a war.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Android's Dream →

DuneUniverse

universe78 books1963

Set in 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 →

The Saga of Seven Suns UniverseSeries

seriesKevin J. Anderson16 books2002

About aliens and war, set in galactic scale.

Start with Veiled Alliances →

HonorverseUniverse

universe83 books1993

Military science fiction, set in other star systems.

“At the center stands one officer, Honor Harrington — captain, then something far larger — and the six-limbed empathic treecat who rides her shoulder.”
from the catalogue description

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CommonwealthUniverse

universe12 books2002

Science fiction and space opera, set in far future.

“Step aboard the train at the Second Chance terminal and ride the wormhole to another star.”
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 Rosinante?: Foundation — the closest match to Rosinante on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Rosinante?: The Revolution from Rosinante. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Rosinante.
How big is Rosinante?: Rosinante is 3 books, 1981–1982.

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