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Books like Teen Astronauts: 9 series to read next

Teen Astronauts 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.

Teen Astronauts is 3 books, 2021–2023.

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Thunder and Lightning
The Martian
Jupiter
Ender's Game
Cytoverse
Tripods
Adventures of Viktor & Julia
Cities in Flight
The Final Six

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 →

The MartianSeries

seriesAndy Weir2 books2012

Hard science fiction, set in our world.

“Using scientific improvisation and dark humor, Watney works to keep himself alive long enough for a rescue to reach him.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Martian →

JupiterSeries

seriesCharles Sheffield, Jerry Pournelle & James P. Hogan6 books1996

Set in other star systems.

“The Jupiter novels are a series of science fiction novels from Tor Books patterned after Robert A. Heinlein's young adult novels.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Higher Education →

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

Reading order →

CytoverseUniverse

universe10 books2008

Set in far future and other star systems.

“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

Reading order →

TripodsSeries

seriesJohn Christopher4 books1967

Post-apocalyptic, about aliens and rebellion and revolution, set in our world.

“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
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with When the Tripods Came →

Adventures of Viktor & JuliaSeries

seriesGregory Benford2 books1999

Hard science fiction, about aliens.

“When NASA becomes bogged down in politics and bureaucracy, businessman Axelrod and a conglomerate of backers seize their chance.”
from the catalogue description of The Martian Race

Start with The Martian Race →

Cities in FlightSeries

seriesJames Blish10 books1950

Space opera, about space colonization, set in far future.

“The stories cover roughly two thousand years, from the very near future to the end of the universe.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with They Shall Have Stars →

The Final SixSeries

seriesAlexandra Monir2 books2018

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

“When Leo, an Italian championship swimmer, and Naomi, an Iranian-American science genius from California, are two of the twenty-four teens drafted into the International Space Training Camp, their lives are forever altered.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Final Six →

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 Teen Astronauts?: Thunder and Lightning — the closest match to Teen Astronauts on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Teen Astronauts?: Houston, Is There a Problem?. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Teen Astronauts.
How big is Teen Astronauts?: Teen Astronauts is 3 books, 2021–2023.

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