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Books like Savage Wars: 9 series to read next

Savage Wars is military 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.

Savage Wars is 3 books, from 2020.

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Forever War
Dune
Ender's Game
Halo
CoDominium
Honorverse
Known Space
Hammer's Slammers
Childe Cycle

Forever WarSeries

seriesJoe Haldeman10 books1972

Military science fiction and science fiction, set in far future and space.

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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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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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HaloUniverse

universe70 books2001

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

“The shelf grows out of a 2001 video game, but it reads as its own body of military science fiction, built by many hands.”
from the catalogue description

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CoDominiumUniverse

universe98 books1971

Military science fiction and science fiction, set in far future and 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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HonorverseUniverse

universe83 books1993

Military science fiction and science fiction, set in far future and 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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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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Hammer's SlammersSeries

seriesDavid Drake & Larry Correia35 books1974

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

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Childe CycleSeries

seriesGordon R. Dickson & David W. Wixon19 books1957

Military science fiction and science fiction, about war, set in far future and other star systems.

“The related short stories and novellas all center on the Dorsai, primarily members of the Graeme and Morgan families.”
from the catalogue description
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Why these

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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 Savage Wars?: Forever War — the closest match to Savage Wars on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Savage Wars?: Savage Wars. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Savage Wars.
How big is Savage Wars?: Savage Wars is 3 books, from 2020.

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