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Books like The A. I.: 9 series to read next

The A. I. is science fiction, set in far future and space. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

The A. I. is 8 books, 2017–2020.

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Ender's Game
CoDominium
Known Space
Heaven Chronicles / Zones of Thought
Polity
Uplift
Alliance-Union
Fifth Imperium
Dune

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.”
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CoDominiumUniverse

universe98 books1971

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

“The body of work runs along a few hard threads rather than one line.”
from the catalogue description

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Known SpaceUniverse

universe142 books1964

About aliens.

“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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Heaven Chronicles / Zones of ThoughtSeries

seriesJoan D. Vinge & Vernor Vinge8 books1976

Science fiction and space opera, set in far future and space.

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PolityUniverse

universe72 books1992

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

“The Quiet War is already over by the time you arrive.”
from the catalogue description

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UpliftUniverse

universe13 books1980

About uplift and aliens.

“No species, the Galactics insist, ever climbs to sapience alone.”
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Alliance-UnionUniverse

universe173 books1976

Science fiction, set in far future.

“Around that spine cluster the merchanter novels of trader Families, the Faded Sun trilogy of human envoys among the martial alien Mri, and the Chanur books, narrated from the hierarchical, whiskered viewpoint of the hani.”
from the catalogue description

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Fifth ImperiumSeries

seriesDavid Weber3 books1991

About aliens.

“The three novels were later collected as the omnibus Empire from the Ashes.”
from the catalogue description

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DuneUniverse

universe78 books1963

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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Why these

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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 The A. I.?: Ender's Game — the closest match to The A. I. on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The A. I.?: A. I. Destroyer. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The A. I..
How big is The A. I.?: The A. I. is 8 books, 2017–2020.

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