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Books like Stargate SG-1: 9 series to read next

Stargate SG-1 is science fiction, set in other star systems. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Stargate SG-1 is 16 books, 1998–2001.

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Ender's Game
Known Space
Thistledown
Rama
H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds
Forever War
The Talents
CoDominium
Commonwealth

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.”
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Known SpaceUniverse

universe142 books1964

Set in far future.

“Give a clever species a few centuries and a working fusion drive, and it will fill the sky with problems.”
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ThistledownSeries

seriesGreg Bear5 books1978

Set in far future.

Start with The Wind from a Burning Woman →

RamaUniverse

universe7 books1973

Set in spaceship.

“Something is falling through the solar system on a hyperbolic orbit, and it is not a comet.”
from the catalogue description

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H. G. Wells' War of the WorldsUniverse

universe65 books1898

Alien invasion.

“No one would have believed, in the closing years of the nineteenth century, that human affairs were being watched keenly and closely from the timeless worlds of space.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The War of the Worlds →

Forever WarSeries

seriesJoe Haldeman10 books1972

Military science fiction, set in far future.

Start with The Forever War →

The TalentsUniverse

universe18 books1959

About psychic powers.

“Somewhere a Prime holds a Tower, gathers the gestalt of a generator's power, and flings a starship — or a single frightened child — across the light-years between worlds.”
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CoDominiumUniverse

universe98 books1971

Military science fiction, set in far future.

“The body of work runs along a few hard threads rather than one line.”
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CommonwealthUniverse

universe12 books2002

Set in far future.

“Step aboard the train at the Second Chance terminal and ride the wormhole to another star.”
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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.

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What should I read after Stargate SG-1?: Ender's Game — the closest match to Stargate SG-1 on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Stargate SG-1?: Stargate SG-1. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Stargate SG-1.
How big is Stargate SG-1?: Stargate SG-1 is 16 books, 1998–2001.

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