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Books like Sam Gunn: 9 series to read next

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

Sam Gunn is 61 books, 1983–2015.

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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Cities in Flight
Known Space
Uplift
The Stainless Steel Rat
Rama
The Crimson Deathbringer
Academy / Priscilla (Hutch) Hutchins
CoDominium

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyUniverse

universe18 books1979

Science fiction and humor, funny in tone, set in space and far future.

“The Earth is scheduled for demolition to make way for a hyperspace bypass, and honestly, nobody filed the paperwork properly.”
from the catalogue description

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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
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with They Shall Have Stars →

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.”
from the catalogue description

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UpliftUniverse

universe13 books1980

About uplift and aliens.

“No species, the Galactics insist, ever climbs to sapience alone.”
from the catalogue description

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The Stainless Steel RatSeries

seriesHarry Harrison21 books1957

Science fiction and space opera, funny and adventurous in tone, about con artists, set in space and far future.

“An adolescent boy on a dull planet resolves to live by his wits outside the law, and enacts a plan which leads to risk and reward.”
from the catalogue description of A Stainless Steel Rat Is Born
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with A Stainless Steel Rat Is Born →

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.”
from the catalogue description

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The Crimson DeathbringerSeries

seriesSean Robins1 book2019

Military science fiction, about aliens.

“Soon after, their lives are set on a crash course with a galactic war that threatens the very existence of the human race.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Crimson Deathbringer →

Academy / Priscilla (Hutch) HutchinsSeries

seriesJack McDevitt16 books1983

About aliens.

“Beginning with The Engines of God, the series treats deep time and the near-total absence of intelligent alien life as its central mystery, favoring slow-burn discovery over action.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Engines of God →

CoDominiumUniverse

universe98 books1971

Military science fiction.

“The body of work runs along a few hard threads rather than one line.”
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 Sam Gunn?: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy — the closest match to Sam Gunn on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Sam Gunn?: Sam Gunn, Unlimited. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Sam Gunn.
How big is Sam Gunn?: Sam Gunn is 61 books, 1983–2015.
Is Sam Gunn finished?: Yes — 61 books, 1983–2015.

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