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Books like TerraMates: 9 series to read next

TerraMates is science fiction, set in other star systems. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

TerraMates is 18 books, 2015–2018.

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Hainish
Ender's Game
The Talents
Lunar Chronicles
Anna Nestor-Sigrid / The Aighors
Sparrow
Interstellar Brides Universe
Xenogenesis / Lilith's Brood
Ice Planet

HainishSeries

seriesUrsula K. Le Guin33 books1964

Reflective in tone.

“The Hainish Cycle consists of a number of science fiction novels and stories by Ursula K. Le Guin.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Rocannon's World →

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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The TalentsUniverse

universe18 books1959

About psychic powers.

“Somewhere a Prime holds a Tower, gathers the gestalt of a generator's power, and flings a starship — or a single frightened child — across the light-years between worlds.”
from the catalogue description

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Lunar ChroniclesSeries

seriesMarissa Meyer15 books2011

Fairy tale retelling, about political intrigue.

“Set in a futuristic world inhabited by various species and creatures, tensions are rising between Earth and its former colony Luna, while both attempt to manage an ongoing pandemic.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Fairest: Levana's Story →

Anna Nestor-Sigrid / The AighorsSeries

seriesGreg Bear4 books1975

Set in space.

“Greg Bear wrote it as a standalone 1980 novel rather than the start of a series.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Perihesperon →

SparrowSeries

seriesMary Doria Russell2 books1996

First contact, about faith and religion and grief and loss.

“The title refers to Gospel of Matthew 10:29–31, which relates that not even a sparrow falls to the earth without God's knowledge thereof.”
from the catalogue description of The Sparrow

Start with The Sparrow →

Interstellar Brides UniverseSeries

seriesGrace Goodwin30 books2016

Science fiction and romance, set in other star systems and far future.

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Xenogenesis / Lilith's BroodSeries

seriesOctavia E. Butler4 books1987

First contact, about genetic engineering.

“aliens reproducing with humans. they are mixing genes with humans because humans have destroyed earth basically because nuclear war. because they are stupid. credit to katsoda26”
from the catalogue description of Dawn
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Start with Dawn →

Ice PlanetSeries

seriesRuby Dixon30 books2015

Science fiction, set in other star systems and far future.

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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 TerraMates?: Hainish — the closest match to TerraMates on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with TerraMates?: Water World Warrior. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for TerraMates.
How big is TerraMates?: TerraMates is 18 books, 2015–2018.

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