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Books like The Space Excursions Series: 9 series to read next

The Space Excursions Series is science fiction and hard science fiction, about space exploration, set in near future, tense in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

The Space Excursions Series is 2 books, 2010–2016.

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Adventures of Viktor & Julia
The Martian
The Final Six
To the Stars (Leinster)
NASA Trilogy
The Questrison Saga
Fractalverse
Thunder and Lightning
Forge of God

Adventures of Viktor & JuliaSeries

seriesGregory Benford2 books1999

About aliens.

“When NASA becomes bogged down in politics and bureaucracy, businessman Axelrod and a conglomerate of backers seize their chance.”
from the catalogue description of The Martian Race

Start with The Martian Race →

The MartianSeries

seriesAndy Weir2 books2012

Hopeful in tone, set in mars and our world.

“Using scientific improvisation and dark humor, Watney works to keep himself alive long enough for a rescue to reach him.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Martian →

The Final SixSeries

seriesAlexandra Monir2 books2018

“When Leo, an Italian championship swimmer, and Naomi, an Iranian-American science genius from California, are two of the twenty-four teens drafted into the International Space Training Camp, their lives are forever altered.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Final Six →

To the Stars (Leinster)Series

seriesMurray Leinster3 books1953

Science fiction, adventurous and tense in tone, about space exploration, set in near future and the moon.

“In the shed men are building an object that can change the history of mankind.”
from the catalogue description of Space Platform

Start with Space Platform →

NASA TrilogySeries

seriesStephen Baxter4 books1996

Alternate history.

Start with Voyage →

The Questrison SagaSeries

seriesJ. Dianne Dotson1 book2018

Mysterious in tone, about aliens, set in outer planets & moons and space station.

“Secrets at the edge of the solar system that threaten to destroy the future.”
from the catalogue description of Heliopause

Start with Heliopause →

FractalverseSeries

seriesChristopher Paolini2 books2020

First contact, about aliens, set in far future and other star systems.

“Fractal Noise, a parallel entry, follows a separate crew investigating a mysterious signal-emitting structure on another world within the same universe.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Fractal Noise →

Thunder and LightningSeries

seriesJohn Varley4 books2003

Science fiction, adventurous in tone, about space exploration, set in near future and space.

“Red Thunder and Red Lightning follow the first generation's improvised trip to Mars; Rolling Thunder and Dark Lightning pick up decades later with their descendants.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Red Thunder →

Forge of GodSeries

seriesGreg Bear2 books1987

Dark in tone, about aliens.

“Earth faces destruction when an inscrutable and overwhelming alien form of life attacks.”
from the catalogue description of The Forge of God

Start with The Forge of God →

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 Space Excursions Series?: Adventures of Viktor & Julia — the closest match to The Space Excursions Series on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Space Excursions Series?: Back to the Moon. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Space Excursions Series.
How big is The Space Excursions Series?: The Space Excursions Series is 2 books, 2010–2016.

Books like The Space Excursions Series: 9 series to read next

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