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Books like The Golden Space: 9 series to read next

The Golden Space is science fiction. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

The Golden Space is 6 books, 1978–1982.

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Dune
Last Men
Alliance-Union
Mars (Kim Stanley Robinson)
Ender's Game
Commonwealth
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame
Children of Time
Future History

DuneUniverse

universe78 books1963

Space opera, about political intrigue.

“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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Last MenUniverse

universe21 books1930

Science fiction, challenging and reflective in tone, set in far future.

“Two billion years of human history, narrated at the speed of a geologist.”
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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Mars (Kim Stanley Robinson)Series

seriesKim Stanley Robinson36 books1982

Hard science fiction, about terraforming and space colonization, set in mars.

“Ultimately more utopian than dystopian, the story focuses on egalitarian, sociological, and scientific advances made on Mars, while Earth suffers from overpopulation and ecological disaster.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Red Mars →

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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CommonwealthUniverse

universe12 books2002

Space opera.

“Step aboard the train at the Second Chance terminal and ride the wormhole to another star.”
from the catalogue description

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The Science Fiction Hall of FameSeries

seriesBen Bova, Algis Budrys, Arthur C. Clarke, Geo. W. Proctor, H. G. Wells, Robert Silverberg, Terry Carr & Theodore R. Cogswell11 books1895

“The greatest science fiction stories of all time chosen by the members of the Science Fiction Writers of America.”
from the catalogue description of The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One

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Children of TimeSeries

seriesAdrian Tchaikovsky6 books2015

Science fiction, set in far future and space.

“The two threads collide across mismatched timescales as the ark ship's crew, cycling in and out of cryosleep, finally reach the spiders' world.”
from the catalogue description

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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
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Life-Line →

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 Golden Space?: Dune — the closest match to The Golden Space on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Golden Space?: The Renewal. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Golden Space.
How big is The Golden Space?: The Golden Space is 6 books, 1978–1982.

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