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Books like The Thorne Chronicles: 9 series to read next

The Thorne Chronicles is 4 books, 2019–2022.

“First in a duology that reimagines fairy tale tropes within a space opera—The Princess Bride meets Princess Leia.”
from the catalogue description of How Rory Thorne Destroyed the Multiverse

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Alliance-Union
Foundation
Dune
Iron Widow
Lunar Chronicles
CoDominium
The Culture
Cluster
Childe Cycle

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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FoundationUniverse

universe123 books1940

About robots.

“There is a science that reads the future of quadrillions the way an astronomer reads the orbits of stars.”
from the catalogue description

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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

Start with Dune →

Iron WidowSeries

seriesXiran Jay Zhao2 books2021

Fantasy, dark in tone, about political intrigue and rebellion and revolution, set in secondary world.

“Xiran Jay Zhao's Iron Widow reimagines the rise of Chinese Empress Wu Zetian as a mecha-piloting heroine in Huaxia, a futuristic reinvention of Medieval China.”
from the catalogue description

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Lunar ChroniclesSeries

seriesMarissa Meyer15 books2011

“Set in a futuristic world inhabited by various species and creatures, tensions are rising between Earth and its former colony Luna, while both attempt to manage an ongoing pandemic.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Fairest: Levana's Story →

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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The CultureUniverse

universe21 books1987

About artificial intelligence, set in galactic scale.

“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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ClusterSeries

seriesPiers Anthony9 books1977

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

“Anthony originally conceived of and wrote the series as a trilogy but later added two additional volumes.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Cluster →

Childe CycleSeries

seriesGordon R. Dickson & David W. Wixon19 books1957

Military science fiction, about war.

“The related short stories and novellas all center on the Dorsai, primarily members of the Graeme and Morgan families.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Act of Creation →

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What should I read after The Thorne Chronicles?: Alliance-Union — the closest match to The Thorne Chronicles on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Thorne Chronicles?: How Rory Thorne Destroyed the Multiverse. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Thorne Chronicles.
How big is The Thorne Chronicles?: The Thorne Chronicles is 4 books, 2019–2022.

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