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Books like The Gap: 9 series to read next

The Gap is science fiction and space opera, about political intrigue, set in space, dark in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

The Gap is 5 books, 1990–1996.

“Here, Donaldson gave a loose retelling of Wagner's Ring cycle.”
from the catalogue description
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Dune
Alliance-Union
CoDominium
Honorverse
Vatta
The Kindom Trilogy
Red Rising
Xan-Sskarn War
The Saga of Seven Suns Universe

DuneUniverse

universe78 books1963

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

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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.”
from the catalogue description

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CoDominiumUniverse

universe98 books1971

Military science fiction, 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

Military science fiction, 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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VattaUniverse

universe10 books2003

Military science fiction, adventurous in tone, set in other star systems.

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

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The Kindom TrilogySeries

seriesBethany Jacobs3 books2023

About rebellion and revolution, set in other star systems.

“A star system away, preternaturally stoic Chono and brilliant hothead Esek - the two most brutal clerics of the Kindom - are tasked with hunting Jun down.”
from the catalogue description of These Burning Stars

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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

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Xan-Sskarn WarSeries

seriesPatrick A. Vanner1 book2010

Military science fiction, about revenge, set in other star systems.

“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

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The Saga of Seven Suns UniverseSeries

seriesKevin J. Anderson16 books2002

Adventurous in tone, set in galactic scale.

Start with Veiled Alliances →

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 Gap?: Dune — the closest match to The Gap on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Gap?: The Gap Into Conflict: The Real Story. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Gap.
How big is The Gap?: The Gap is 5 books, 1990–1996.

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