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Books like The Beast Arises: 9 series to read next

The Beast Arises is science fiction and military 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 Beast Arises is 12 books, 2015–2016.

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Forever War
Dune
Ender's Game
CoDominium
Known Space
Berserker (Fred Saberhagen)
Nicholas Seafort
Death's Head (David Gunn)
Halo

Forever WarSeries

seriesJoe Haldeman10 books1972

Science fiction and military science fiction, set in far future and space.

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DuneUniverse

universe78 books1963

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

“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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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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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

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

“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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Berserker (Fred Saberhagen)Series

seriesFred Saberhagen, Connie Willis, Edward Bryant, Jane Lindskold, Larry Niven, Poul Anderson, Roger Zelazny & Stephen R. Donaldson59 books1963

About robots and artificial intelligence.

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Nicholas SeafortSeries

seriesDavid Feintuch7 books1994

“Additionally, Children of Hope is narrated by Randy Carr, the son of a close friend of Seafort.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Midshipman's Hope →

Death's Head (David Gunn)Series

seriesDavid Gunn3 books2007

Science fiction and military science fiction, dark and tense in tone, about war, set in far future and space.

“Set in a chillingly realistic far-future world, and featuring a gritty antihero even more frightening than the evil empire he serves as soldier and assassin, Death's Head is sure to be one of the most talked-about novels of the year.”
from the catalogue description of Death's Head
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

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HaloUniverse

universe70 books2001

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

“The shelf grows out of a 2001 video game, but it reads as its own body of military science fiction, built by many hands.”
from the catalogue description

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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.

Questions readers ask

What should I read after The Beast Arises?: Forever War — the closest match to The Beast Arises on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Beast Arises?: I Am Slaughter. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Beast Arises.
How big is The Beast Arises?: The Beast Arises is 12 books, 2015–2016.

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