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Books like The Dred Chronicles: 9 series to read next

The Dred Chronicles is science fiction, about prison escape and survival, set in far future, tense in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

The Dred Chronicles is 3 books, 2013–2015.

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Alliance-Union
Space Beagle
Dune
Berserker (Fred Saberhagen)
Nicholas Seafort
Known Space
CoDominium
Honorverse
Ender's Game

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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Space BeagleSeries

seriesA. E. van Vogt5 books1939

About aliens and space exploration.

Start with Black Destroyer →

DuneUniverse

universe78 books1963

About political intrigue, set in 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

Start with Dune →

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, set in other star systems.

Start with Berserker →

Nicholas SeafortSeries

seriesDavid Feintuch7 books1994

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

Known SpaceUniverse

universe142 books1964

About aliens, set in 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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CoDominiumUniverse

universe98 books1971

Set in 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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HonorverseUniverse

universe83 books1993

Set in other star systems.

“At the center stands one officer, Honor Harrington — captain, then something far larger — and the six-limbed empathic treecat who rides her shoulder.”
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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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 Dred Chronicles?: Alliance-Union — the closest match to The Dred Chronicles on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Dred Chronicles?: Perdition. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Dred Chronicles.
How big is The Dred Chronicles?: The Dred Chronicles is 3 books, 2013–2015.

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