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Books like The Imperials Saga: 9 series to read next

The Imperials Saga is science fiction and space opera, set in far future and space. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

The Imperials Saga is 8 books, 2009–2023.

“The Imperials Saga is Melinda M. Snodgrass's military space-opera series opening with The High Ground, continuing through In Evil Times, The Hidden World, Currency of War and The Thucydides Trap.”
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Dune
Ender's Game
Alliance-Union
Old Man's War
Heaven Chronicles / Zones of Thought
CoDominium
Honorverse
Confederation
Skolian Empire Universe

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

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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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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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Old Man's WarSeries

seriesJohn Scalzi16 books2005

Science fiction and space opera, adventurous in tone, about war, set in far future and space.

“Sign a document at 65, saying you intend to join up 10 years later.”
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Heaven Chronicles / Zones of ThoughtSeries

seriesJoan D. Vinge & Vernor Vinge8 books1976

Science fiction and space opera, set in far future and space.

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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.”
from the catalogue description

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HonorverseUniverse

universe83 books1993

Science fiction and space opera, set in far future and space.

“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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ConfederationUniverse

universe19 books1991

Science fiction and space opera, set in far future and space.

“In the twenty-seventh century humanity has spilled across nearly nine hundred star systems and calls the loose weave that binds them the Confederation.”
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Skolian Empire UniverseSeries

seriesCatherine Asaro36 books1994

Science fiction and space opera, about political intrigue, set in far future and other star systems.

“The tale of how and WHY Althor ended war on Dalvador as a 16-year old.”
from the catalogue description of The Wages of Honor

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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 Imperials Saga?: Dune — the closest match to The Imperials Saga on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Imperials Saga?: The High Ground. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Imperials Saga.
How big is The Imperials Saga?: The Imperials Saga is 8 books, 2009–2023.

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