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Books like The Legacy Fleet: 9 series to read next

The Legacy Fleet is science fiction and military 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 Legacy Fleet is 6 books, 2015–2018.

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Known Space
Forever War
Ender's Game
CoDominium
Honorverse
Nicholas Seafort
Siobhan Dunmoore
Old Man's War
Fifth Imperium

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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Forever WarSeries

seriesJoe Haldeman10 books1972

Science fiction and military science fiction, set in far future and space.

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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.”
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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HonorverseUniverse

universe83 books1993

Science fiction and military science fiction, 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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Nicholas SeafortSeries

seriesDavid Feintuch7 books1994

“Additionally, Children of Hope is narrated by Randy Carr, the son of a close friend of Seafort.”
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Start with Midshipman's Hope →

Siobhan DunmooreSeries

seriesEric Thomson9 books2014

Science fiction and military science fiction, tense in tone, about war, set in far future and space.

“Eric Thomson's Siobhan Dunmoore novels follow the title character, a starship captain in a human interstellar navy, as she takes on progressively higher commands amid escalating war and political rot within her own military.”
from the catalogue description

Start with No Honor in Death →

Old Man's WarSeries

seriesJohn Scalzi16 books2005

Science fiction and military science fiction, 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.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Old Man's War →

Fifth ImperiumSeries

seriesDavid Weber3 books1991

About artificial intelligence.

“The three novels were later collected as the omnibus Empire from the Ashes.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Mutineers' Moon →

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 Legacy Fleet?: Known Space — the closest match to The Legacy Fleet on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Legacy Fleet?: Constitution. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Legacy Fleet.
How big is The Legacy Fleet?: The Legacy Fleet is 6 books, 2015–2018.

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