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Books like The Drift: 9 series to read next

The Drift is 11 books, 2013–2021.

The Stainless Steel Rat
Ender's Game
Known Space
Zero Stone / Murdoc Jern
Foundation
Future History
The Talents
Alexandria Station
Serenityverse

seriesHarry Harrison21 books1957

Funny in tone, about con artists.

“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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Start with A Stainless Steel Rat Is Born →

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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Known SpaceUniverse

universe142 books1964

About aliens.

“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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Zero Stone / Murdoc JernSeries

seriesAndre Norton2 books1968

About magical artifacts.

Start with The Zero Stone →

FoundationUniverse

universe123 books1940

About robots.

“There is a science that reads the future of quadrillions the way an astronomer reads the orbits of stars.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Foundation →

Future HistorySeries

seriesRobert A. Heinlein42 books1939

Science fiction.

“The term Future History was coined by John W. Campbell Jr. in the February 1941 issue of Astounding Science Fiction.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Life-Line →

The TalentsUniverse

universe18 books1959

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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Alexandria StationUniverse

universe57 books2014

Science fiction, set in far future.

“Cut the drives and drift a moment: out here the galaxy has been sliced into star-nations, and two of them are always at each other's throats.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Auberon →

SerenityverseUniverse

universe15 books2005

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

“Half a galaxy terraformed, the war lost, and a Firefly-class transport called Serenity staying just far enough ahead of the Alliance to take the next job — legal if possible, which it generally is not.”
from the catalogue description

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Why these

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What should I read after The Drift?: The Stainless Steel Rat — the closest match to The Drift on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Drift?: Double Down. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Drift.
How big is The Drift?: The Drift is 11 books, 2013–2021.

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