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Books like Space Lords: 9 series to read next

Space Lords is science fiction, set in far future and other star systems. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Space Lords is 5 books, 2007–2019.

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Ender's Game
Uplift
Known Space
The Talents
Anna Nestor-Sigrid / The Aighors
Skolian Empire Universe
The Morcai Battalion
Old Man's War
CoDominium

Ender's GameUniverse

universe39 books1977

Science fiction, 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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UpliftUniverse

universe13 books1980

About uplift.

“No species, the Galactics insist, ever climbs to sapience alone.”
from the catalogue description

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Known SpaceUniverse

universe142 books1964

Science fiction, about aliens, set in far future and 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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The TalentsUniverse

universe18 books1959

About psychic powers.

“Somewhere a Prime holds a Tower, gathers the gestalt of a generator's power, and flings a starship — or a single frightened child — across the light-years between worlds.”
from the catalogue description

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Anna Nestor-Sigrid / The AighorsSeries

seriesGreg Bear4 books1975

Science fiction, adventurous in tone, about aliens, set in far future and other star systems.

“Greg Bear wrote it as a standalone 1980 novel rather than the start of a series.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Perihesperon →

Skolian Empire UniverseSeries

seriesCatherine Asaro36 books1994

About political intrigue.

“The tale of how and WHY Althor ended war on Dalvador as a 16-year old.”
from the catalogue description of The Wages of Honor

Start with The Wages of Honor →

The Morcai BattalionSeries

seriesDiana Palmer5 books2007

About war.

“The galaxy is on the brink of disaster, the long-awaited truce torn apart by an unprovoked attack.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Morcai Battalion →

Old Man's WarSeries

seriesJohn Scalzi16 books2005

Military science fiction, about war.

“Sign a document at 65, saying you intend to join up 10 years later.”
from the catalogue description
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CoDominiumUniverse

universe98 books1971

Military science fiction.

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

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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 Lords?: Ender's Game — the closest match to Space Lords on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Space Lords?: Frost Maiden. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Space Lords.
How big is Space Lords?: Space Lords is 5 books, 2007–2019.

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