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Books like The Moonworlds Saga: 9 series to read next

The Moonworlds Saga is set in far future, adventurous in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

The Moonworlds Saga is 4 books, 2002–2008.

“Sean Christopher McMullen is an Australian science fiction and fantasy author.”
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Tolkien's legendarium
Known Space
Humanx Commonwealth
The Stainless Steel Rat
Dumarest
Callisto (Lin Carter)
Barsoom
Gaean
Narnia

Tolkien's legendariumUniverse

universe163 books1923

Fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Before the seas were bent and the mountains raised, there was Music — and from that Music came Arda, and in the west of Middle-earth the long defeat and stubborn hope of those who dwell there.”
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Known SpaceUniverse

universe142 books1964

About aliens.

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

universe39 books1972

About aliens.

“Two species that ought, by every buried instinct, to recoil from one another instead clasp hand to truhand and build a galaxy together.”
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The Stainless Steel RatSeries

seriesHarry Harrison21 books1957

Funny in tone, about con artists.

“An adolescent boy on a dull planet resolves to live by his wits outside the law, and enacts a plan which leads to risk and reward.”
from the catalogue description of A Stainless Steel Rat Is Born
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Start with A Stainless Steel Rat Is Born →

DumarestSeries

seriesE. C. Tubb35 books1967

Science fiction and space opera, adventurous in tone, set in far future and other star systems.

Start with The Winds of Gath →

Callisto (Lin Carter)Series

seriesLin Carter8 books1972

Fantasy and science fantasy, adventurous in tone, set in far future and other star systems.

Start with Jandar of Callisto →

BarsoomSeries

seriesEdgar Rice Burroughs, Rob Dorsey, Geary Gravel, Ann Tonsor Zeddies, Stuart Moore, Austin Grossman, Bebe Balocca, Catherynne M. Valente, Chris Claremont, Chuck Dixon, David Barr Kirtley, Garth Nix, Genevieve Valentine, Joe R. Lansdale, John Coleman Burroughs, John Joseph Adams, Jonathan Maberry, L. E. Modesitt, Jr., Mike Resnick, Peter S. Beagle, Robin Wasserman, S. M. Stirling, Theodora Goss, Tobias S. Buckell & William Gilmour53 books1917

Set in mars.

“Barsoom is a fictional representation of the planet Mars created by American pulp fiction author Edgar Rice Burroughs.”
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Start with A Princess of Mars →

GaeanSeries

seriesJohn Varley3 books1979

About aliens, set in outer planets & moons.

“The Gaea Trilogy consists of three science fiction novels by John Varley.”
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Start with Titan →

NarniaUniverse

universe38 books1950

Portal fantasy.

“Once there is a wardrobe at the back of a spare room, and behind the fur coats the wood gives way to snow, and a lamp-post burns alone among the trees.”
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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 Moonworlds Saga?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to The Moonworlds Saga on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Moonworlds Saga?: Voyage of the Shadowmoon. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Moonworlds Saga.
How big is The Moonworlds Saga?: The Moonworlds Saga is 4 books, 2002–2008.

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