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Books like Star Wars: 9 series to read next
Star Wars is science fiction and space opera, about coming of age and political intrigue, set in space. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.
Star Wars is 736 books across 97 series, 1976–2026.
“A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, a war between light and dark is fought across a million worlds — and the books are where that galaxy grows past anything the films could hold.”
from the catalogue description
- Vatta
- Honorverse
- Janissaries
- Alliance-Union
- Old Man's War
- The Final Architecture
- Conquerors
- Empire of Man
- The Saga of Seven Suns Universe
- VattaUniverse
universe10 books2003
Science fiction and space opera, adventurous and tense in tone, set in far future and space.
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- HonorverseUniverse
universe83 books1993
Science fiction and space opera, set in far future and other star systems.
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- JanissariesSeries
seriesJerry Pournelle, Roland J. Green, David Weber & Phillip Pournelle4 books1979
About slavery.
matchedscience fictionmilitary science fictionfar futureadventuroustenseother star systemswarpolitical intrigue
- Alliance-UnionUniverse
universe173 books1976
Science fiction, set in far future.
matchedscience fictionfar future
- Old Man's WarSeries
seriesJohn Scalzi16 books2005
Science fiction and military science fiction, adventurous in tone, about war, set in far future and space.
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- The Final ArchitectureSeries
seriesAdrian Tchaikovsky6 books2021
Science fiction and space opera, adventurous and tense in tone, about aliens, set in far future and space.
matchedscience fictionspace operafar futureadventuroustensespaceother star systemsaliens
- ConquerorsSeries
seriesTimothy Zahn3 books1994
First contact.
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- Empire of ManSeries
seriesDavid Weber & John Ringo4 books2001
Science fiction and military science fiction, adventurous and tense in tone, about survival, set in far future and other star systems.
matchedadventurousscience fictionmilitary science fictionfar futuretensespace operaother star systemssurvival
seriesKevin J. Anderson16 books2002
Science fiction and space opera, tense and adventurous in tone, about aliens and war, set in far future and galactic scale.
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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 Star Wars?
- Vatta — the closest match to Star Wars on what it is about, not on what sells.
- How big is Star Wars?
- Star Wars is 736 books across 97 series, 1976–2026.