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Books like Solaris Rising: 9 series to read next

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

Solaris Rising is 4 books, 2011–2014.

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Known Space
Heechee
Rama
Gaean
Minervan Experiment / Giants
Academy / Priscilla (Hutch) Hutchins
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame
Heart Stars
Poseidon's Children

Known SpaceUniverse

universe142 books1964

Science fiction, about aliens, set in space and far future.

“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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HeecheeSeries

seriesFrederik Pohl19 books1972

Space opera.

“The Heechee are an advanced alien race that visited the Solar System hundreds of millennia ago and then mysteriously disappeared.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Gateway →

RamaUniverse

universe7 books1973

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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GaeanSeries

seriesJohn Varley3 books1979

Space opera, set in outer planets & moons.

“The Gaea Trilogy consists of three science fiction novels by John Varley.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Titan →

Minervan Experiment / GiantsSeries

seriesJames P. Hogan5 books1977

Hard science fiction.

“The Giants series is a quintet of science fiction novels by James P. Hogan, published between 1977 and 2005.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Inherit the Stars →

Academy / Priscilla (Hutch) HutchinsSeries

seriesJack McDevitt16 books1983

Science fiction, about space exploration and aliens, set in space and far future.

“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 →

The Science Fiction Hall of FameSeries

seriesBen Bova, Algis Budrys, Arthur C. Clarke, Geo. W. Proctor, H. G. Wells, Robert Silverberg, Terry Carr & Theodore R. Cogswell11 books1895

Science fiction.

“The greatest science fiction stories of all time chosen by the members of the Science Fiction Writers of America.”
from the catalogue description of The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One

Start with The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One →

Heart StarsSeries

seriesJames Blish2 books1961

Science fiction, about aliens, set in space.

“The two books form a self-contained pair rather than an ongoing series, and sit alongside Blish's better-known adult work like Cities in Flight.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Star Dwellers →

Poseidon's ChildrenSeries

seriesAlastair Reynolds3 books2012

Space opera, about space colonization.

“One-hundred-and-fifty years from now, the moon and Mars are settled, and colonies stretch all the way out to the edge of the solar system.”
from the catalogue description of Blue Remembered Earth

Start with Blue Remembered Earth →

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 Solaris Rising?: Known Space — the closest match to Solaris Rising on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Solaris Rising?: Solaris Rising: The New Solaris Book of Science Fiction. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Solaris Rising.
How big is Solaris Rising?: Solaris Rising is 4 books, 2011–2014.

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