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Books like Star Wars: Thrawn: 9 series to read next

Star Wars: Thrawn is science fiction and space opera, 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 Wars: Thrawn is 12 books, 1991–2021.

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Honorverse
Vatta
Old Man's War
Janissaries
Dune
Familias Regnant
Conquerors
CoDominium
The Saga of Seven Suns Universe

HonorverseUniverse

universe83 books1993

Science fiction and space opera, set in far future and space.

“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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VattaUniverse

universe10 books2003

Science fiction and space opera, tense and adventurous in tone, set in far future and space.

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

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Old Man's WarSeries

seriesJohn Scalzi16 books2005

Science fiction and space opera, adventurous in tone, about war, set in far future and space.

“Sign a document at 65, saying you intend to join up 10 years later.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

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JanissariesSeries

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

About 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

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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 →

Familias RegnantUniverse

universe7 books1993

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

“A cashiered officer takes the only berth left to her — captain of a rich old woman's pleasure yacht — and finds that private luxury, in the Familias Regnant, is never far from treason, piracy, and a war the Fleet would rather not name.”
from the catalogue description

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ConquerorsSeries

seriesTimothy Zahn3 books1994

First contact.

“Zahn alternates perspective between the human and alien chains of command, using the shifting viewpoints to slowly unpick why the conflict started in the first place.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Conquerors' Pride →

CoDominiumUniverse

universe98 books1971

Science fiction and military science fiction, set in far future and other star systems.

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

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The Saga of Seven Suns UniverseSeries

seriesKevin J. Anderson16 books2002

Science fiction and space opera, tense and adventurous in tone, about war and aliens, set in far future and galactic scale.

Start with Veiled Alliances →

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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 Wars: Thrawn?: Honorverse — the closest match to Star Wars: Thrawn on what it is about, not on what sells.
How big is Star Wars: Thrawn?: Star Wars: Thrawn is 12 books, 1991–2021.

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