Series
Books like Space: 1999: 9 series to read next
Space: 1999 is science fiction and space opera, set in space. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.
Space: 1999 is 44 books, 1975–2024.
“Self-sufficient and fully computerised, the fantastic lunar colony is Earth's global watchdog, silently guarding against sneak alien attack.”
from the catalogue description of Breakaway
- Known Space
- Ender's Game
- Rama
- Uplift
- Heaven Chronicles / Zones of Thought
- H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds
- CoDominium
- Space Beagle
- Cities in Flight
- Known SpaceUniverse
universe142 books1964
Science fiction, about aliens, set in space and far future.
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- Ender's GameUniverse
universe39 books1977
Science fiction, set in far future.
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- RamaUniverse
universe7 books1973
Science fiction, about aliens, set in space and spaceship.
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- UpliftUniverse
universe13 books1980
About uplift.
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seriesJoan D. Vinge & Vernor Vinge8 books1976
Science fiction and space opera, set in space and far future.
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- CoDominiumUniverse
universe98 books1971
Military science fiction.
matchedscience fictionfar futureother star systems
- Space BeagleSeries
seriesA. E. van Vogt5 books1939
Science fiction and space opera, tense and adventurous in tone, about aliens and space exploration, set in space and far future.
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- Cities in FlightSeries
seriesJames Blish10 books1950
About space colonization.
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Read next in Space: 1999
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 Space: 1999?
- Known Space — the closest match to Space: 1999 on what it is about, not on what sells.
- Where do I start with Space: 1999?
- Breakaway. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Space: 1999.
- How big is Space: 1999?
- Space: 1999 is 44 books, 1975–2024.