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Books like Safehold: 9 series to read next

Safehold is science fiction, about faith and religion and political intrigue, set in other star systems, tense in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Safehold is 11 books, 2006–2019.

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Dune
Old Man's War
Janissaries
CoDominium
Vatta
Conquerors
Honorverse
Known Space
Ender's Game

DuneUniverse

universe78 books1963

Science fiction and space opera, about political intrigue, set in far future and 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

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Old Man's WarSeries

seriesJohn Scalzi16 books2005

Set in space.

“Sign a document at 65, saying you intend to join up 10 years later.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

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JanissariesSeries

seriesJerry Pournelle, Roland J. Green, David Weber & Phillip Pournelle4 books1979

About slavery.

“Janissaries are an American series of military and political-based science fiction novels are set in an interstellar confederation of races, in which humans are a slave race entrusted with military affairs and law enforcement.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

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CoDominiumUniverse

universe98 books1971

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

“The body of work runs along a few hard threads rather than one line.”
from the catalogue description

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VattaUniverse

universe10 books2003

Set in space.

“Get kicked out of the Academy and the family still hands you a ship.”
from the catalogue description

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ConquerorsSeries

seriesTimothy Zahn3 books1994

First contact, set in space.

“Zahn alternates perspective between the human and alien chains of command, using the shifting viewpoints to slowly unpick why the conflict started in the first place.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Conquerors' Pride →

HonorverseUniverse

universe83 books1993

Set in space.

“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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Known SpaceUniverse

universe142 books1964

Set in 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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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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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 Safehold?: Dune — the closest match to Safehold on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Safehold?: Off Armageddon Reef. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Safehold.
How big is Safehold?: Safehold is 11 books, 2006–2019.

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