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Books like The Empire's Corps: 9 series to read next

The Empire's Corps is military science fiction and science fiction, set in far future and other star systems. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

The Empire's Corps is 22 books, 2011–2024.

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Known Space
Ender's Game
Old Man's War
CoDominium
Alliance-Union
Honorverse
Forever War
Starfire (Steve White and collaborators)
Uplift

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.”
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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.”
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Old Man's WarSeries

seriesJohn Scalzi16 books2005

Science fiction and military science fiction, adventurous in tone, about war, set in far future and other star systems.

“Sign a document at 65, saying you intend to join up 10 years later.”
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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.”
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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.”
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HonorverseUniverse

universe83 books1993

Science fiction and military science fiction, set in far future and 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.”
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Forever WarSeries

seriesJoe Haldeman10 books1972

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

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Starfire (Steve White and collaborators)Series

seriesSteve White, David Weber, Charles E. Gannon & Shirley Meier8 books1990

Science fiction and military science fiction, tense in tone, about war, set in far future and other star systems.

“The Starfire novels by Steve White and various co-authors, including David Weber, grew out of a tabletop wargame of the same name, following a long interstellar war between humanity and an insectile alien empire.”
from the catalogue description

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UpliftUniverse

universe13 books1980

About uplift and aliens.

“No species, the Galactics insist, ever climbs to sapience alone.”
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 Empire's Corps?: Known Space — the closest match to The Empire's Corps on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Empire's Corps?: The Empire's Corps. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Empire's Corps.
How big is The Empire's Corps?: The Empire's Corps is 22 books, 2011–2024.

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