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Books like The Star King Trilogy: 9 series to read next

The Star King Trilogy is space opera and science fiction, set in far future. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

The Star King Trilogy is 4 books, 2000–2003.

“Careening out of control in her fighter jet was only the start of the wildest ride of Jasmine's life; it was nothing like her loss of equilibrium when she landed.”
from the catalogue description of The Star King

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Known Space
Anna Nestor-Sigrid / The Aighors
CoDominium
Xeno Relations
The Xenith Trilogy
Ender's Game
Old Man's War
Uplift
The Talents

Known SpaceUniverse

universe142 books1964

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

“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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Anna Nestor-Sigrid / The AighorsSeries

seriesGreg Bear4 books1975

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

“Greg Bear wrote it as a standalone 1980 novel rather than the start of a series.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Perihesperon →

CoDominiumUniverse

universe98 books1971

Military science fiction.

“The body of work runs along a few hard threads rather than one line.”
from the catalogue description

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Xeno RelationsSeries

seriesTrisha McNary5 books2014

About psychic powers.

Start with Alien Pets →

The Xenith TrilogySeries

seriesChani Lynn Feener3 books2017

Tense in tone.

“Kidnapped by the princess's head bodyguard, Ruckus, and imprisoned in an alien palace, Delaney is forced to impersonate the princess until Olena can be found.”
from the catalogue description of Amid Stars and Darkness

Start with Amid Stars and Darkness →

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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Old Man's WarSeries

seriesJohn Scalzi16 books2005

Military science fiction, about war.

“Sign a document at 65, saying you intend to join up 10 years later.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Old Man's War →

UpliftUniverse

universe13 books1980

About uplift.

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

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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.”
from the catalogue description

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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.

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What should I read after The Star King Trilogy?: Known Space — the closest match to The Star King Trilogy on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Star King Trilogy?: The Star King. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Star King Trilogy.
How big is The Star King Trilogy?: The Star King Trilogy is 4 books, 2000–2003.

Books like The Star King Trilogy: 9 series to read next

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