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Books like Star Trek: Section 31: 9 series to read next

Star Trek: Section 31 is science fiction and spy thriller, about political intrigue, set in far future, tense in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Star Trek: Section 31 is 6 books, 2001–2017.

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Dune
The Gap
CoDominium
Alliance-Union
Honorverse
Forbidden Borders
The Kindom Trilogy
Vatta
Janissaries

DuneUniverse

universe78 books1963

Science fiction and space opera, about political intrigue, set in far future and other star systems.

“The desert planet, where empire runs on a single substance: the spice melange, which folds space, prolongs life, and unlocks prescience, and which exists nowhere else in the known universe.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Dune →

The GapSeries

seriesStephen R. Donaldson5 books1990

Science fiction and space opera, tense and dark in tone, about political intrigue and aliens, set in far future and space.

“Here, Donaldson gave a loose retelling of Wagner's Ring cycle.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with The Gap Into Conflict: The Real Story →

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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Alliance-UnionUniverse

universe173 books1976

Science fiction, set in far future.

“Around that spine cluster the merchanter novels of trader Families, the Faded Sun trilogy of human envoys among the martial alien Mri, and the Chanur books, narrated from the hierarchical, whiskered viewpoint of the hani.”
from the catalogue description

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HonorverseUniverse

universe83 books1993

Military science fiction.

“At the center stands one officer, Honor Harrington — captain, then something far larger — and the six-limbed empathic treecat who rides her shoulder.”
from the catalogue description

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Forbidden BordersSeries

seriesW. Michael Gear3 books1991

Military science fiction, about war.

“William Michael Gear, better known as W. Michael Gear, is an American writer and archaeologist.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Requiem for the Conqueror →

The Kindom TrilogySeries

seriesBethany Jacobs3 books2023

About rebellion and revolution.

“A star system away, preternaturally stoic Chono and brilliant hothead Esek - the two most brutal clerics of the Kindom - are tasked with hunting Jun down.”
from the catalogue description of These Burning Stars

Start with These Burning Stars →

VattaUniverse

universe10 books2003

Military science fiction, adventurous in tone.

“Get kicked out of the Academy and the family still hands you a ship.”
from the catalogue description

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JanissariesSeries

seriesJerry Pournelle, Roland J. Green, David Weber & Phillip Pournelle4 books1979

Military science fiction, adventurous in tone, about war and slavery.

“Janissaries are an American series of military and political-based science fiction novels are set in an interstellar confederation of races, in which humans are a slave race entrusted with military affairs and law enforcement.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Janissaries →

Why these

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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 Star Trek: Section 31?: Dune — the closest match to Star Trek: Section 31 on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Star Trek: Section 31?: Abyss. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Star Trek: Section 31.
How big is Star Trek: Section 31?: Star Trek: Section 31 is 6 books, 2001–2017.

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