Series
Books like The Amaranthine Spectrum: 9 series to read next
The Amaranthine Spectrum is science fiction, about political intrigue, set in far future and galactic scale. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.
The Amaranthine Spectrum is 3 books, 2015–2018.
“An extraordinarily inventive and hugely original SF novel that charts a compelling vision of a future and spins an hypnotic narrative around it.”
from the catalogue description of The Promise of the Child
- Dune
- The Culture
- Foundation
- Last Men
- Mars (Kim Stanley Robinson)
- Canopus in Argos: Archives
- Commonwealth
- Radchaai
- House of Suns
- DuneUniverse
universe78 books1963
Set in other star systems.
matchedfar futurescience fictionpolitical intriguespace opera
- The CultureUniverse
universe21 books1987
About artificial intelligence.
matchedgalactic scalefar futurescience fictionspace opera
- Last MenUniverse
universe21 books1930
Science fiction, challenging and reflective in tone, set in far future.
matchedfar futurechallengingscience fictionreflective
seriesKim Stanley Robinson36 books1982
About space colonization, set in mars.
matchedfar futurescience fictionhard science fictionterraforming
seriesDoris Lessing5 books1979
Science fiction, reflective in tone, about aliens, set in far future.
matchedfar futurescience fictionreflectivealiens
- CommonwealthUniverse
universe12 books2002
Science fiction and space opera, set in far future.
matchedfar futurescience fictionspace opera
- RadchaaiUniverse
universe11 books2012
Set in other star systems and space.
matchedfar futurescience fictionpolitical intriguespace operaidentity
- House of SunsSeries
seriesAlastair Reynolds3 books2005
Science fiction and space opera, set in galactic scale and far future.
matchedgalactic scalefar futurescience fictionspace opera
Read next in The Amaranthine Spectrum
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 The Amaranthine Spectrum?
- Dune — the closest match to The Amaranthine Spectrum on what it is about, not on what sells.
- Where do I start with The Amaranthine Spectrum?
- The Promise of the Child. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Amaranthine Spectrum.
- How big is The Amaranthine Spectrum?
- The Amaranthine Spectrum is 3 books, 2015–2018.