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Books like Second Foundation Trilogy: 9 series to read next

Second Foundation Trilogy is science fiction and space opera, about artificial intelligence and political intrigue, set in galactic scale. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Second Foundation Trilogy is 4 books, 1997–2006.

“Set before Asimov's own novels, it fills in the era of Hari Seldon's founding of psychohistory and the Foundations, within the wider foundation-universe Asimov created.”
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The Culture
Dune
Commonwealth
The Saga of Seven Suns Universe
Teixcalaan
Radchaai
Quadrail
CoDominium
Heaven Chronicles / Zones of Thought

The CultureUniverse

universe21 books1987

Science fiction and space opera, about artificial intelligence, set in far future and galactic scale.

“No money, no laws, no hunger, no death you didn't choose; a galaxy-spanning anarchy of humans and drones administered, gently and with enormous irony, by superintelligent Minds who name their warships things like *Frank Exchange Of Views*.”
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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.”
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Start with Dune →

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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The Saga of Seven Suns UniverseSeries

seriesKevin J. Anderson16 books2002

Adventurous in tone, about war.

Start with Veiled Alliances →

TeixcalaanSeries

seriesArkady Martine2 books2019

About identity, set in other star systems.

“A Memory Called Empire and A Desolation Called Peace pair court intrigue with Mahit's conflicted, outsider fascination with an empire she can't help admiring.”
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Start with A Memory Called Empire →

RadchaaiUniverse

universe11 books2012

About identity, set in other star systems and space.

“Civilization is what the Radch calls itself, and civilization is a courtesy extended at gunpoint.”
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QuadrailSeries

seriesTimothy Zahn5 books2005

Set in space.

“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 →

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.”
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Heaven Chronicles / Zones of ThoughtSeries

seriesJoan D. Vinge & Vernor Vinge8 books1976

Set in space.

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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 Second Foundation Trilogy?: The Culture — the closest match to Second Foundation Trilogy on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Second Foundation Trilogy?: Foundation's Fear. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Second Foundation Trilogy.
How big is Second Foundation Trilogy?: Second Foundation Trilogy is 4 books, 1997–2006.

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