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Books like The Indranan War: 9 series to read next

The Indranan War is science fiction and space opera, about political intrigue, 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 Indranan War is 3 books, 2016–2017.

“Hail Bristol has made a name for herself in the galaxy for everything except what she was born to do: rule the Indranan Empire.”
from the catalogue description of Behind the Throne

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Old Man's War
Vatta
Honorverse
Imperial Galaxy
CoDominium
Alliance-Union
Dune
Janissaries
Hail Bristol Universe

Old Man's WarSeries

seriesJohn Scalzi16 books2005

Military science fiction.

“Sign a document at 65, saying you intend to join up 10 years later.”
from the catalogue description
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VattaUniverse

universe10 books2003

Military science fiction.

“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

Military science fiction.

“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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Imperial GalaxySeries

seriesGarth Nix2 books2012

About coming of age.

“Garth Nix's A Confusion of Princes follows Khemri through the empire's ruthless military, its secret intelligence service, and a deadly, decades-long competition to determine who might one day take the throne.”
from the catalogue description

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CoDominiumUniverse

universe98 books1971

Military science fiction.

“The body of work runs along a few hard threads rather than one line.”
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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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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JanissariesSeries

seriesJerry Pournelle, Roland J. Green, David Weber & Phillip Pournelle4 books1979

Military science fiction, about slavery.

“Janissaries are an American series of military and political-based science fiction novels are set in an interstellar confederation of races, in which humans are a slave race entrusted with military affairs and law enforcement.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

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Hail Bristol UniverseSeries

seriesK. B. Wagers6 books2016

Science fiction and space opera, adventurous and tense in tone, about political intrigue, set in far future and space.

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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 Indranan War?: Old Man's War — the closest match to The Indranan War on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Indranan War?: Behind the Throne. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Indranan War.
How big is The Indranan War?: The Indranan War is 3 books, 2016–2017.

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