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Books like The Sun Chronicles: 9 series to read next

The Sun Chronicles 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 Sun Chronicles is 3 books, 2020–2023.

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Dune
Ender's Game
Heaven Chronicles / Zones of Thought
CoDominium
Commonwealth
Old Man's War
The Culture
Honorverse
Alliance-Union

DuneUniverse

universe78 books1963

Science fiction and space opera, about political intrigue, set in far future and other star systems.

“The desert planet, where empire runs on a single substance: the spice melange, which folds space, prolongs life, and unlocks prescience, and which exists nowhere else in the known universe.”
from the catalogue description

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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.”
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Heaven Chronicles / Zones of ThoughtSeries

seriesJoan D. Vinge & Vernor Vinge8 books1976

Science fiction and space opera, set in far future and space.

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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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CommonwealthUniverse

universe12 books2002

Science fiction and space opera, set in far future.

“Step aboard the train at the Second Chance terminal and ride the wormhole to another star.”
from the catalogue description

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Old Man's WarSeries

seriesJohn Scalzi16 books2005

Military science fiction.

“Sign a document at 65, saying you intend to join up 10 years later.”
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The CultureUniverse

universe21 books1987

About artificial intelligence.

“No money, no laws, no hunger, no death you didn't choose; a galaxy-spanning anarchy of humans and drones administered, gently and with enormous irony, by superintelligent Minds who name their warships things like *Frank Exchange Of Views*.”
from the catalogue description

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HonorverseUniverse

universe83 books1993

Military science fiction.

“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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Alliance-UnionUniverse

universe173 books1976

Science fiction, set in far future.

“Around that spine cluster the merchanter novels of trader Families, the Faded Sun trilogy of human envoys among the martial alien Mri, and the Chanur books, narrated from the hierarchical, whiskered viewpoint of the hani.”
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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.

Questions readers ask

What should I read after The Sun Chronicles?: Dune — the closest match to The Sun Chronicles on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Sun Chronicles?: Unconquerable Sun. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Sun Chronicles.
How big is The Sun Chronicles?: The Sun Chronicles is 3 books, 2020–2023.

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