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Books like The Morcai Battalion: 9 series to read next

The Morcai Battalion is science fiction and space opera, about war, 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 Morcai Battalion is 5 books, 2007–2018.

“The galaxy is on the brink of disaster, the long-awaited truce torn apart by an unprovoked attack.”
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Old Man's War
Known Space
The Talents
Honorverse
Janissaries
Fifth Imperium
Ender's Game
The Saga of Seven Suns Universe
Vatta

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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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.”
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The TalentsUniverse

universe18 books1959

About psychic powers.

“Somewhere a Prime holds a Tower, gathers the gestalt of a generator's power, and flings a starship — or a single frightened child — across the light-years between worlds.”
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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.”
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JanissariesSeries

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

About political intrigue and 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.”
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Fifth ImperiumSeries

seriesDavid Weber3 books1991

About artificial intelligence.

“The three novels were later collected as the omnibus Empire from the Ashes.”
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Start with Mutineers' Moon →

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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The Saga of Seven Suns UniverseSeries

seriesKevin J. Anderson16 books2002

Science fiction and space opera, adventurous and tense in tone, about war and aliens, set in far future and galactic scale.

Start with Veiled Alliances →

VattaUniverse

universe10 books2003

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

“Get kicked out of the Academy and the family still hands you a ship.”
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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 Morcai Battalion?: Old Man's War — the closest match to The Morcai Battalion on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Morcai Battalion?: The Morcai Battalion. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Morcai Battalion.
How big is The Morcai Battalion?: The Morcai Battalion is 5 books, 2007–2018.

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