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Books like The Last War (Hicks): 9 series to read next

The Last War (Hicks) is military science fiction and science fiction, 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 Last War (Hicks) is 3 books, 2009–2011.

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Known Space
CoDominium
Uplift
Thistledown
Ender's Game
Central Control
Heechee
Humanx Commonwealth
The Final Architecture

Known SpaceUniverse

universe142 books1964

Science fiction, about aliens, set in far future and space.

“Give a clever species a few centuries and a working fusion drive, and it will fill the sky with problems.”
from the catalogue description

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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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UpliftUniverse

universe13 books1980

About uplift.

“No species, the Galactics insist, ever climbs to sapience alone.”
from the catalogue description

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ThistledownSeries

seriesGreg Bear5 books1978

Hard science fiction.

Start with The Wind from a Burning Woman →

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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Central ControlSeries

seriesAndre Norton2 books1953

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

“Andre Norton's Central Control novels are a loose future history that sketches the rise of a galactic empire through events echoing Norton's own reading of Terran history rather than following one continuing cast.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Star Rangers →

HeecheeSeries

seriesFrederik Pohl19 books1972

Science fiction and space opera, about space exploration and aliens, set in far future and space.

“The Heechee are an advanced alien race that visited the Solar System hundreds of millennia ago and then mysteriously disappeared.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Gateway →

Humanx CommonwealthUniverse

universe39 books1972

Science fiction, adventurous in tone, about aliens, set in far future and other star systems.

“Two species that ought, by every buried instinct, to recoil from one another instead clasp hand to truhand and build a galaxy together.”
from the catalogue description

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The Final ArchitectureSeries

seriesAdrian Tchaikovsky6 books2021

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

“Eighty years ago, Earth was destroyed by an alien 'Architect'.”
from the catalogue description of Shards of Earth
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Shards of Earth →

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 Last War (Hicks)?: Known Space — the closest match to The Last War (Hicks) on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Last War (Hicks)?: First Contact. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Last War (Hicks).
How big is The Last War (Hicks)?: The Last War (Hicks) is 3 books, 2009–2011.

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