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Books like Sparrow: 9 series to read next

Sparrow is science fiction and first contact, about aliens, set in other star systems, emotional in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Sparrow is 2 books, 1996–1998.

“The title refers to Gospel of Matthew 10:29–31, which relates that not even a sparrow falls to the earth without God's knowledge thereof.”
from the catalogue description of The Sparrow

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Dragon's Egg
CoDominium
Ender's Game
Vorkosigan
The Crimson Deathbringer
Silver Metal Lover
Death-Cast
The Listeners
Hainish

Dragon's EggSeries

seriesRobert L. Forward3 books1980

Hard science fiction, set in far future.

Start with Dragon's Egg →

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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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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VorkosiganUniverse

universe27 books1986

Space opera, set in far future.

“Beyond his backwater lies the wormhole nexus: a scatter of human worlds strung along unstable jump-routes, where a blood-and-honor warrior aristocracy, a coolly egalitarian utopia, and a hundred lesser polities trade, spy, and go to war.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Shards of Honor →

The Crimson DeathbringerSeries

seriesSean Robins1 book2019

Space opera and military science fiction, adventurous in tone, about war.

“Soon after, their lives are set on a crash course with a galactic war that threatens the very existence of the human race.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Crimson Deathbringer →

Silver Metal LoverSeries

seriesTanith Lee2 books1981

Romance, about robots and forbidden love, set in our world.

“Jane feels adrift in the upper class of her dystopian society until she meets a robot built for pleasure she suspects is more than the sum of his parts.”
from the catalogue description of The Silver Metal Lover
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with The Silver Metal Lover →

Death-CastSeries

seriesAdam Silvera3 books2017

Sad in tone, about friendship, set in north america.

“Adam Silvera's novel became a viral hit years after its original release, later gaining a prequel and further entries exploring other characters within the same premise.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The First to Die at the End →

The ListenersSeries

seriesJames E. Gunn7 books1968

Reflective in tone, set in our world.

“Structured as a linked sequence of episodes and documents rather than one continuous plot, it follows the project's staff more than any single hero.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Listeners →

HainishSeries

seriesUrsula K. Le Guin33 books1964

Reflective in tone, set in far future.

“The Hainish Cycle consists of a number of science fiction novels and stories by Ursula K. Le Guin.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Rocannon's World →

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 Sparrow?: Dragon's Egg — the closest match to Sparrow on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Sparrow?: The Sparrow. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Sparrow.
How big is Sparrow?: Sparrow is 2 books, 1996–1998.

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