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Books like The Amazing Conroy: 9 series to read next

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

The Amazing Conroy is 9 books, 2001–2022.

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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Known Space
Forever War
The Stainless Steel Rat
Humanx Commonwealth
Ender's Game
The Talents
CoDominium
Old Man's War

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyUniverse

universe18 books1979

Science fiction and humor, funny in tone, set in far future and space.

“The Earth is scheduled for demolition to make way for a hyperspace bypass, and honestly, nobody filed the paperwork properly.”
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Known SpaceUniverse

universe142 books1964

Science fiction, about aliens, set in far future and space.

“Give a clever species a few centuries and a working fusion drive, and it will fill the sky with problems.”
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Forever WarSeries

seriesJoe Haldeman10 books1972

Military science fiction.

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The Stainless Steel RatSeries

seriesHarry Harrison21 books1957

Science fiction and space opera, adventurous and funny in tone, about con artists, set in far future and space.

“An adolescent boy on a dull planet resolves to live by his wits outside the law, and enacts a plan which leads to risk and reward.”
from the catalogue description of A Stainless Steel Rat Is Born
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Humanx CommonwealthUniverse

universe39 books1972

Science fiction, adventurous in tone, about aliens, set in far future and space.

“Two species that ought, by every buried instinct, to recoil from one another instead clasp hand to truhand and build a galaxy together.”
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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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The TalentsUniverse

universe18 books1959

Science fiction, 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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CoDominiumUniverse

universe98 books1971

Military science fiction.

“The body of work runs along a few hard threads rather than one line.”
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Old Man's WarSeries

seriesJohn Scalzi16 books2005

Military science fiction, about war.

“Sign a document at 65, saying you intend to join up 10 years later.”
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 Amazing Conroy?: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy — the closest match to The Amazing Conroy on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Amazing Conroy?: Buffalo Dogs. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Amazing Conroy.
How big is The Amazing Conroy?: The Amazing Conroy is 9 books, 2001–2022.

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