Series

Books like Tau Ceti: 9 series to read next

Tau Ceti is science fiction. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Tau Ceti is 3 books, from 2011.

Dune
Foundation
Ender's Game
Known Space
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Riverworld
Forever War
CoDominium
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame

DuneUniverse

universe78 books1963

Space opera, about political intrigue.

“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

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FoundationUniverse

universe123 books1940

About robots.

“There is a science that reads the future of quadrillions the way an astronomer reads the orbits of stars.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Foundation →

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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Known SpaceUniverse

universe142 books1964

About aliens, set in 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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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyUniverse

universe18 books1979

Humor, funny in tone, set in space.

“The Earth is scheduled for demolition to make way for a hyperspace bypass, and honestly, nobody filed the paperwork properly.”
from the catalogue description

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RiverworldSeries

seriesPhilip José Farmer, John Gregory Betancourt, Robert Weinberg, Allen Steele, Barry N. Malzberg, Brad Strickland, David Bischoff, Dean Wesley Smith, Ed Gorman, Esther M. Friesner, Harry Turtledove, Jerry Oltion, Jody Lynn Nye, Lawrence Watt-Evans, Mike Resnick, Owl Goingback, Phillip C. Jennings, Rick Wilber, Robert Sampson & Robert Sheckley37 books1965

About faith and religion.

“The Riverworld is an artificial, or heavily terraformed, planet where all humans who ever lived throughout history have been resurrected.”
from the catalogue description
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Forever WarSeries

seriesJoe Haldeman10 books1972

Military science fiction, set in space.

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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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The Science Fiction Hall of FameSeries

seriesBen Bova, Algis Budrys, Arthur C. Clarke, Geo. W. Proctor, H. G. Wells, Robert Silverberg, Terry Carr & Theodore R. Cogswell11 books1895

“The greatest science fiction stories of all time chosen by the members of the Science Fiction Writers of America.”
from the catalogue description of The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One

Start with The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One →

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 Tau Ceti?: Dune — the closest match to Tau Ceti on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Tau Ceti?: Tortoise and Hare. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Tau Ceti.
How big is Tau Ceti?: Tau Ceti is 3 books, from 2011.

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