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Books like The Holy Machine: 9 series to read next

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

The Holy Machine is 3 books, 1991–2004.

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Ender's Game
Foundation
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame
Dune
The Culture
Hainish
Quantum Logic
The Martian Chronicles
The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick

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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FoundationUniverse

universe123 books1940

Science fiction, about robots, set in far future.

“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 →

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

Start with The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One →

DuneUniverse

universe78 books1963

Space opera, about political intrigue, 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

Start with Dune →

The CultureUniverse

universe21 books1987

Space opera, set in galactic scale.

“No money, no laws, no hunger, no death you didn't choose; a galaxy-spanning anarchy of humans and drones administered, gently and with enormous irony, by superintelligent Minds who name their warships things like *Frank Exchange Of Views*.”
from the catalogue description

Reading order →

HainishSeries

seriesUrsula K. Le Guin33 books1964

Set in other star systems.

“The Hainish Cycle consists of a number of science fiction novels and stories by Ursula K. Le Guin.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Rocannon's World →

Quantum LogicSeries

seriesGreg Bear7 books1990

Tense in tone.

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The Martian ChroniclesSeries

seriesRay Bradbury30 books1946

About space colonization, set in mars.

Start with The Million Year Picnic →

The Collected Stories of Philip K. DickSeries

seriesPhilip K. Dick11 books1987

Set in our world.

“See Philip K. Dick bibliography for information about the mass market reprints.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Beyond Lies the Wub →

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 Holy Machine?: Ender's Game — the closest match to The Holy Machine on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Holy Machine?: La Macchina. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Holy Machine.
How big is The Holy Machine?: The Holy Machine is 3 books, 1991–2004.

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