Series
Books like Star Wars Trilogy: 9 series to read next
Star Wars Trilogy is science fiction and space opera, about rebellion and revolution, set in space, adventurous in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.
Star Wars Trilogy is 7 books, 1976–1985.
“Each closely follows its film but restores or invents small scenes and character beats the movies leave out, and the Empire novelization notably introduced print readers to Lando Calrissian and Boba Fett ahead of the film's release.”
from the catalogue description
- Vatta
- Old Man's War
- Fifth Imperium
- Sten
- The Final Architecture
- CoDominium
- Legion of Space
- Alliance-Union
- Janissaries
- VattaUniverse
universe10 books2003
Military science fiction.
matchedscience fictionfar futurespace operaadventurousspacetenseother star systems
- Old Man's WarSeries
seriesJohn Scalzi16 books2005
Military science fiction.
matchedscience fictionfar futureadventurouswarspace operaspaceother star systems
- Fifth ImperiumSeries
seriesDavid Weber3 books1991
About artificial intelligence.
matchedadventurousscience fictionspace operafar futurewartensespacealiens
- StenSeries
seriesAllan Cole & Chris Bunch11 books1982
Military science fiction, about political intrigue.
matchedscience fictionadventurousspace operafar futurewarspace
- The Final ArchitectureSeries
seriesAdrian Tchaikovsky6 books2021
About space exploration.
matchedscience fictionspace operafar futureadventurouswarspacetenseother star systems
- CoDominiumUniverse
universe98 books1971
Military science fiction.
matchedscience fictionfar futureother star systems
- Legion of SpaceSeries
seriesJack Williamson7 books1947
Science fiction and space opera, adventurous in tone, about aliens, set in far future and space.
matchedadventurousscience fictionspace operafar futurespaceother star systemsaliens
- Alliance-UnionUniverse
universe173 books1976
Science fiction, set in far future.
matchedfar futurescience fiction
- JanissariesSeries
seriesJerry Pournelle, Roland J. Green, David Weber & Phillip Pournelle4 books1979
Military science fiction, about political intrigue and slavery.
matchedscience fictionfar futureadventurouswartenseother star systems
Read next in Star Wars Trilogy
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 Star Wars Trilogy?
- Vatta — the closest match to Star Wars Trilogy on what it is about, not on what sells.
- Where do I start with Star Wars Trilogy?
- Star Wars. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Star Wars Trilogy.
- How big is Star Wars Trilogy?
- Star Wars Trilogy is 7 books, 1976–1985.