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Books like Sam Space: 9 series to read next

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

Sam Space is 9 books, 1971–2008.

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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Known Space
Ender's Game
Commonwealth
Alex Benedict
Quadrail
Foundation
Eight Worlds
CoDominium

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyUniverse

universe18 books1979

Humor.

“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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Known SpaceUniverse

universe142 books1964

Science fiction, about aliens, set in far future and 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.”
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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.”
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Alex BenedictSeries

seriesJack McDevitt13 books1987

Mysterious in tone.

“Alex Benedict is an antiques dealer and part-time interstellar investigator, generations removed from Earth's first starfaring age, who keeps stumbling into forgotten history through the objects and ruins he trades in.”
from the catalogue description

Start with A Talent for War →

QuadrailSeries

seriesTimothy Zahn5 books2005

Mysterious in tone, about political intrigue.

“Paired with the telepathically gifted Bayta, Compton investigates and fights the Modhri, a parasitic group-mind quietly seizing control of galactic leaders from within.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Night Train to Rigel →

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

Start with Foundation →

Eight WorldsSeries

seriesJohn Varley24 books1974

Set in the moon.

“Earth and Jupiter are off-limits to humanity, but Earth's Moon and the other worlds and moons of the Solar System have all become heavily populated.”
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Start with Picnic on Nearside →

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.

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What should I read after Sam Space?: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy — the closest match to Sam Space on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Sam Space?: Space for Hire. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Sam Space.
How big is Sam Space?: Sam Space is 9 books, 1971–2008.
Is Sam Space finished?: Yes — 9 books, 1971–2008.

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