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Books like The Founding: 9 series to read next

The Founding is science fiction and military science fiction, about war, 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 Founding is 3 books, 1999–2000.

“Ghostmaker and Necropolis continue the regiment's campaigns.”
from the catalogue description

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Dune
Vatta
Honorverse
Old Man's War
Xan-Sskarn War
Red Rising
Chaos Walking
Ender's Game
Forbidden Borders

DuneUniverse

universe78 books1963

Science fiction and space opera, about political intrigue, set in far future and 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 →

VattaUniverse

universe10 books2003

Adventurous in tone.

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

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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.”
from the catalogue description

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Old Man's WarSeries

seriesJohn Scalzi16 books2005

Adventurous in tone.

“Sign a document at 65, saying you intend to join up 10 years later.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Old Man's War →

Xan-Sskarn WarSeries

seriesPatrick A. Vanner1 book2010

About aliens and revenge.

“Under her petite exterior is a spine of solid steel and a disposition to laugh in the face of impending death.”
from the catalogue description of Ragnarok

Start with Ragnarok →

Red RisingSeries

seriesPierce Brown & Rik Hoskin13 books2014

Dystopia, about rebellion and revolution and class conflict.

“Pierce Brown's Red Rising follows Darrow, a lowborn 'Red' miner on a colonized Mars who discovers his caste's suffering is a lie sustained by the ruling Gold elite, and infiltrates their ranks to destroy the system from within.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Red Rising →

Chaos WalkingSeries

seriesPatrick Ness5 books2008

Dystopia.

Start with The Knife of Never Letting Go →

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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Forbidden BordersSeries

seriesW. Michael Gear3 books1991

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

“William Michael Gear, better known as W. Michael Gear, is an American writer and archaeologist.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Requiem for the Conqueror →

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.

Questions readers ask

What should I read after The Founding?: Dune — the closest match to The Founding on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Founding?: First & Only. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Founding.
How big is The Founding?: The Founding is 3 books, 1999–2000.

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