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Books like Space City: 9 series to read next

Space City is science fiction, set in near future and space, adventurous in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Space City is 3 books, 2018–2020.

“Armed with only his grandfather's coin and a fake ID, sixteen-year-old Neil Ericson is desperate to join the Air Force like his grandfather before him.”
from the catalogue description

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Tripods
Ender's Game
Known Space
Forge of God
Adventures of Viktor & Julia
Space Beagle
The Final Architecture
CoDominium
Thunder and Lightning

TripodsSeries

seriesJohn Christopher4 books1967

Alien invasion, about rebellion and revolution, set in our world.

“The first two books were the basis of a science fiction TV series, produced in the United Kingdom in the 1980s.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with When the Tripods Came →

Ender's GameUniverse

universe39 books1977

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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Known SpaceUniverse

universe142 books1964

Set in 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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Forge of GodSeries

seriesGreg Bear2 books1987

Dark in tone.

“Earth faces destruction when an inscrutable and overwhelming alien form of life attacks.”
from the catalogue description of The Forge of God

Start with The Forge of God →

Adventures of Viktor & JuliaSeries

seriesGregory Benford2 books1999

Hard science fiction.

“When NASA becomes bogged down in politics and bureaucracy, businessman Axelrod and a conglomerate of backers seize their chance.”
from the catalogue description of The Martian Race

Start with The Martian Race →

Space BeagleSeries

seriesA. E. van Vogt5 books1939

Set in far future and spaceship.

Start with Black Destroyer →

The Final ArchitectureSeries

seriesAdrian Tchaikovsky6 books2021

About war, set in far future.

“Eighty years ago, Earth was destroyed by an alien 'Architect'.”
from the catalogue description of Shards of Earth
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Shards of Earth →

CoDominiumUniverse

universe98 books1971

Military science fiction, set in far future.

“The body of work runs along a few hard threads rather than one line.”
from the catalogue description

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Thunder and LightningSeries

seriesJohn Varley4 books2003

Science fiction, adventurous in tone, about space exploration, set in near future and space.

“Red Thunder and Red Lightning follow the first generation's improvised trip to Mars; Rolling Thunder and Dark Lightning pick up decades later with their descendants.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Red Thunder →

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.

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What should I read after Space City?: Tripods — the closest match to Space City on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Space City?: Space City. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Space City.
How big is Space City?: Space City is 3 books, 2018–2020.

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