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Books like Smuggler's Tales: 9 series to read next

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

Smuggler's Tales is 4 books, 2016–2018.

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Alliance-Union
Karres
Known Space
Revenger
Humanx Commonwealth
CoDominium
Solar Queen
Space Beagle
Arcot, Morey and Wade

Alliance-UnionUniverse

universe173 books1976

Science fiction, set in far future.

“Around that spine cluster the merchanter novels of trader Families, the Faded Sun trilogy of human envoys among the martial alien Mri, and the Chanur books, narrated from the hierarchical, whiskered viewpoint of the hani.”
from the catalogue description

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KarresSeries

seriesDave Freer, Eric Flint, James H. Schmitz & Mercedes Lackey5 books1949

Science fantasy, set in other star systems.

“Schmitz never wrote a follow-up himself, but the story was continued decades later by other hands — The Wizard of Karres, The Sorceress of Karres, The Shaman of Karres — carrying Captain Pausert and the Karres witches forward.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Witches of Karres →

Known SpaceUniverse

universe142 books1964

About aliens, set in other star systems.

“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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RevengerSeries

seriesAlastair Reynolds3 books2016

Set in other star systems.

Start with Revenger →

Humanx CommonwealthUniverse

universe39 books1972

About aliens, set in other star systems.

“Two species that ought, by every buried instinct, to recoil from one another instead clasp hand to truhand and build a galaxy together.”
from the catalogue description

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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.”
from the catalogue description

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Solar QueenSeries

seriesAndre Norton, Sherwood Smith & P. M. Griffin7 books1955

Science fiction and space opera, set in far future and spaceship.

“Andre Norton's Solar Queen novels follow the crew of a free-trader starship under Captain Jellico as they scrape by hauling cargo and making first contact on the fringes of settled space.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Sargasso of Space →

Space BeagleSeries

seriesA. E. van Vogt5 books1939

Tense in tone, about aliens.

Start with Black Destroyer →

Arcot, Morey and WadeSeries

seriesJohn W. Campbell & Jr.7 books1930

About aliens, set in other star systems.

“The books follow the same trio of scientist-adventurers through escalating, gadget-driven space adventures typical of early Golden Age SF, continuing through Islands of Space and Invaders from the Infinite.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Black Star Passes →

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 Smuggler's Tales?: Alliance-Union — the closest match to Smuggler's Tales on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Smuggler's Tales?: Milk Run. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Smuggler's Tales.
How big is Smuggler's Tales?: Smuggler's Tales is 4 books, 2016–2018.

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