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Books like Telnarian Histories: 9 series to read next

Telnarian Histories is science fiction and space opera, about political intrigue, set in far future, adventurous in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Telnarian Histories is 5 books, 1991–2019.

“The Telnarian Histories are a series of five space opera novels by American writer John Norman; the first three were published between 1991 and 1993.”
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Sten
Vatta
Honorverse
Janissaries
Old Man's War
The Saga of Seven Suns Universe
Foundation
RCN
Familias Regnant

StenSeries

seriesAllan Cole & Chris Bunch11 books1982

Military science fiction.

“The Sten Chronicles, also called The Sten Adventures, are a series of eight military science fiction and space opera novels by Chris Bunch and Allan Cole published from 1982 to 1993.”
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VattaUniverse

universe10 books2003

Military science fiction.

“Get kicked out of the Academy and the family still hands you a ship.”
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HonorverseUniverse

universe83 books1993

Military science fiction.

“At the center stands one officer, Honor Harrington — captain, then something far larger — and the six-limbed empathic treecat who rides her shoulder.”
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JanissariesSeries

seriesJerry Pournelle, Roland J. Green, David Weber & Phillip Pournelle4 books1979

Military science fiction, about slavery.

“Janissaries are an American series of military and political-based science fiction novels are set in an interstellar confederation of races, in which humans are a slave race entrusted with military affairs and law enforcement.”
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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.”
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The Saga of Seven Suns UniverseSeries

seriesKevin J. Anderson16 books2002

About aliens.

Start with Veiled Alliances →

FoundationUniverse

universe123 books1940

About robots.

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

seriesDavid Drake15 books1998

Military science fiction.

“David Drake's RCN series follows Daniel Leary, an officer in the Republic of Cinnabar Navy, and Adele Mundy, a librarian who moonlights as a spy, across a run of standalone-but-connected novels beginning with With the Lightnings.”
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Familias RegnantUniverse

universe7 books1993

Science fiction and space opera, adventurous and tense in tone, about political intrigue and war, set in far future and space.

“A cashiered officer takes the only berth left to her — captain of a rich old woman's pleasure yacht — and finds that private luxury, in the Familias Regnant, is never far from treason, piracy, and a war the Fleet would rather not name.”
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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 Telnarian Histories?: Sten — the closest match to Telnarian Histories on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Telnarian Histories?: The Chieftain. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Telnarian Histories.
How big is Telnarian Histories?: Telnarian Histories is 5 books, 1991–2019.

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