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Books like Starship's Mage: 9 series to read next

Starship's Mage is science fantasy and space opera, set in far future and space. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Starship's Mage is 22 books, 2014–2026.

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CoDominium
Heaven Chronicles / Zones of Thought
Ender's Game
Starship's Mage Universe
Known Space
Commonwealth
Old Man's War
Dune
Uplift

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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Heaven Chronicles / Zones of ThoughtSeries

seriesJoan D. Vinge & Vernor Vinge8 books1976

Space opera and science fiction, set in far future and space.

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Ender's GameUniverse

universe39 books1977

Science fiction, 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.”
from the catalogue description

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Starship's Mage UniverseSeries

seriesGlynn Stewart26 books2014

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

Start with Pulsar Race →

Known SpaceUniverse

universe142 books1964

Science fiction, about aliens, set in far future and space.

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

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CommonwealthUniverse

universe12 books2002

Space opera and science fiction, set in far future.

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

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Old Man's WarSeries

seriesJohn Scalzi16 books2005

Military science fiction.

“Sign a document at 65, saying you intend to join up 10 years later.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Old Man's War →

DuneUniverse

universe78 books1963

Space opera and science fiction, 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 →

UpliftUniverse

universe13 books1980

About uplift.

“No species, the Galactics insist, ever climbs to sapience alone.”
from the catalogue description

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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 Starship's Mage?: CoDominium — the closest match to Starship's Mage on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Starship's Mage?: Starship's Mage: Omnibus. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Starship's Mage.
How big is Starship's Mage?: Starship's Mage is 22 books, 2014–2026.

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