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Books like The Terra Nova Chronicles: 9 series to read next

The Terra Nova Chronicles is science fiction and military science fiction, set in far future and other star systems. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

The Terra Nova Chronicles is 4 books, 2017–2019.

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Old Man's War
Known Space
Catteni Sequence
Uplift
Ender's Game
Alliance-Union
CoDominium
Honorverse
Vatta

Old Man's WarSeries

seriesJohn Scalzi16 books2005

Science fiction and military science fiction, adventurous in tone, about war, set in far future and other star systems.

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

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.”
from the catalogue description

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Catteni SequenceSeries

seriesAnne McCaffrey5 books1970

About slavery and aliens.

“The Catteni series is a tetralogy of science fiction novels by American writer Anne McCaffrey.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Freedom's Landing →

UpliftUniverse

universe13 books1980

About uplift and aliens.

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

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CoDominiumUniverse

universe98 books1971

Science fiction and military science fiction, set in far future and other star systems.

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

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HonorverseUniverse

universe83 books1993

Science fiction and military science fiction, set in far future and other star systems.

“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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VattaUniverse

universe10 books2003

Science fiction and military science fiction, adventurous and tense in tone, set in far future and other star systems.

“Get kicked out of the Academy and the family still hands you a ship.”
from the catalogue description

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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 Terra Nova Chronicles?: Old Man's War — the closest match to The Terra Nova Chronicles on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Terra Nova Chronicles?: Terra Nova. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Terra Nova Chronicles.
How big is The Terra Nova Chronicles?: The Terra Nova Chronicles is 4 books, 2017–2019.

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