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Books like The Crimson Deathbringer: 9 series to read next

The Crimson Deathbringer is science fiction and space opera, about aliens, set in near future, adventurous in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

The Crimson Deathbringer is 1 book, from 2019.

“Soon after, their lives are set on a crash course with a galactic war that threatens the very existence of the human race.”
from the catalogue description

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The Android's Dream
The Final Architecture
Known Space
Rod Allbright / Rod Allbright and the Galactic Patrol
Troy Rising
Into the Looking Glass
Conquerors
Ender's Game
Fifth Imperium

The Android's DreamSeries

seriesJohn Scalzi2 books2006

Humor, about artificial intelligence and genetic engineering.

“John Scalzi's The Android's Dream follows ex-soldier Harry Creek as the hunt for a replacement leads him to Robin Baker, an ordinary woman carrying hidden sheep DNA that makes her the key to avoiding a war.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Android's Dream →

The Final ArchitectureSeries

seriesAdrian Tchaikovsky6 books2021

Tense in tone, set in far future.

“Eighty years ago, Earth was destroyed by an alien 'Architect'.”
from the catalogue description of Shards of Earth
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Start with Shards of Earth →

Known SpaceUniverse

universe142 books1964

Set in far future.

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

Reading order →

Rod Allbright / Rod Allbright and the Galactic PatrolSeries

seriesBruce Coville4 books1993

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

“A movie based on the book premiered on Netflix in 2018.”
from the catalogue description of Aliens Ate My Homework

Start with Aliens Ate My Homework →

Troy RisingSeries

seriesJohn Ringo & Gray Rinehart4 books2010

Tense in tone, set in far future.

“John Ringo's military science fiction trilogy, joined for a later volume by Gray Rinehart, follows the buildup and battles around that station as humanity arms itself against alien threats.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Live Free or Die →

Into the Looking GlassSeries

seriesJohn Ringo & Travis S. Taylor4 books2005

Tense in tone.

“Ringo wrote the first book in the series alone, and has collaborated with physicist and author Travis S. Taylor beginning with the second book in the series.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Into the Looking Glass →

ConquerorsSeries

seriesTimothy Zahn3 books1994

First contact, tense in tone, about political intrigue, set in far future.

“Zahn alternates perspective between the human and alien chains of command, using the shifting viewpoints to slowly unpick why the conflict started in the first place.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Conquerors' Pride →

Ender's GameUniverse

universe39 books1977

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

Reading order →

Fifth ImperiumSeries

seriesDavid Weber3 books1991

Tense in tone, about artificial intelligence, set in far future.

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

Start with Mutineers' Moon →

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.

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What should I read after The Crimson Deathbringer?: The Android's Dream — the closest match to The Crimson Deathbringer on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Crimson Deathbringer?: The Crimson Deathbringer. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Crimson Deathbringer.
How big is The Crimson Deathbringer?: The Crimson Deathbringer is 1 book, from 2019.

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