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Books like The Divine Space Pirates: 9 series to read next

The Divine Space Pirates is science fiction and space opera, 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 Divine Space Pirates is 3 books, 2016–2017.

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Alliance-Union
Unstoppable
Revenger
Liaden
Acorna
Keiko / Dark Run
Vatta
Lily Starling
CoDominium

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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UnstoppableSeries

seriesCharlie Jane Anders4 books2021

About aliens and coming of age.

Start with Victories Greater Than Death →

RevengerSeries

seriesAlastair Reynolds3 books2016

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

Start with Revenger →

LiadenUniverse

universe133 books1988

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

“Reckon carefully: in the Liaden Universe every kindness is a debt entered on the ledger, and every debt is balanced — sooner, or graciously.”
from the catalogue description

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AcornaUniverse

universe16 books1997

Science fantasy, about aliens.

“A silver-horned child drifts alone in an escape pod, and three grizzled asteroid miners haul her aboard, not yet knowing they have adopted a legend.”
from the catalogue description

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Keiko / Dark RunSeries

seriesMike Brooks3 books2015

Tense in tone.

“Captain Ichabod Drift attempts to make a dark run, delivering a special cargo to Earth aboard the Keiko, a ship full of smugglers, soldiers of fortune and adventurers, who are actually the good guys in a corrupt galaxy.”
from the catalogue description of Dark Run

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VattaUniverse

universe10 books2003

Military science fiction, tense in tone.

“Get kicked out of the Academy and the family still hands you a ship.”
from the catalogue description

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Lily StarlingSeries

seriesChristian Hurst3 books2025

Tense in tone.

“A young adult space opera about a teenager from Earth who joins the crew of an interstellar ship and discovers that courage and empathy can bridge even the widest distances.”
from the catalogue description of Lily Starling and the Voyage of the Salamander

Start with Lily Starling and the Voyage of the Salamander →

CoDominiumUniverse

universe98 books1971

Military science fiction.

“The body of work runs along a few hard threads rather than one line.”
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 Divine Space Pirates?: Alliance-Union — the closest match to The Divine Space Pirates on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Divine Space Pirates?: The Heights of Perdition. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Divine Space Pirates.
How big is The Divine Space Pirates?: The Divine Space Pirates is 3 books, 2016–2017.

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