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Books like Starsiders / The Dingilliad: 9 series to read next

Starsiders / The Dingilliad is science fiction, set in near future. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Starsiders / The Dingilliad is 4 books, 1998–2002.

“Or a father is kidnapping his children and taking them away from Earth.”
from the catalogue description of Jumping Off the Planet

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Future History
Ready Player One
Tripods
Ender's Game
Thunder and Lightning
Cytoverse
Jumper
Old Man's War
Known Space

Future HistorySeries

seriesRobert A. Heinlein42 books1939

Science fiction.

“The term Future History was coined by John W. Campbell Jr. in the February 1941 issue of Astounding Science Fiction.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Life-Line →

Ready Player OneSeries

seriesErnest Cline & Andy Weir3 books2011

Cyberpunk, about virtual reality and quests, set in virtual world.

“The 2020 sequel, Ready Player Two, picks up after Wade has gained control of the OASIS and follows him and his friends into a new quest built around a brain-computer interface the creator left behind.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Ready Player One →

TripodsSeries

seriesJohn Christopher4 books1967

Post-apocalyptic and alien invasion, about aliens and rebellion and revolution.

“The first two books were the basis of a science fiction TV series, produced in the United Kingdom in the 1980s.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with When the Tripods Came →

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.”
from the catalogue description

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Thunder and LightningSeries

seriesJohn Varley4 books2003

Science fiction, adventurous in tone, about space exploration, set in near future and space.

“Red Thunder and Red Lightning follow the first generation's improvised trip to Mars; Rolling Thunder and Dark Lightning pick up decades later with their descendants.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Red Thunder →

CytoverseUniverse

universe10 books2008

Set in far future.

“Detritus is a dead world buried under the wreckage of a hundred fallen starships, and the humans caverned beneath it live by one hard truth: to survive, you climb into a cockpit and you fight.”
from the catalogue description

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JumperSeries

seriesSteven Gould6 books1992

About psychic powers, set in contemporary.

“Steven Gould's series continues across Reflex, Impulse, and Exo, later following his and his wife's daughter as a second-generation jumper.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Jumper →

Old Man's WarSeries

seriesJohn Scalzi16 books2005

Military science fiction, about war, set in far future.

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

Start with Old Man's War →

Known SpaceUniverse

universe142 books1964

About aliens, set in far future.

“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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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 Starsiders / The Dingilliad?: Future History — the closest match to Starsiders / The Dingilliad on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Starsiders / The Dingilliad?: Jumping Off the Planet. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Starsiders / The Dingilliad.
How big is Starsiders / The Dingilliad?: Starsiders / The Dingilliad is 4 books, 1998–2002.

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