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Books like The Universe Between: 9 series to read next

The Universe Between is science fiction, about space exploration, set in parallel universe and contemporary, mysterious in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

The Universe Between is 3 books, 1951–1965.

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Minervan Experiment / Giants
Heechee
Cavor
Known Space
Academy / Priscilla (Hutch) Hutchins
Against the Fall of Night
The Long Earth
Alex Benedict
Artemis (Jane Lindskold)

Minervan Experiment / GiantsSeries

seriesJames P. Hogan5 books1977

Hard science fiction, about aliens, set in far future.

“The Giants series is a quintet of science fiction novels by James P. Hogan, published between 1977 and 2005.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Inherit the Stars →

HeecheeSeries

seriesFrederik Pohl19 books1972

About aliens, set in far future and space.

“The Heechee are an advanced alien race that visited the Solar System hundreds of millennia ago and then mysteriously disappeared.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Gateway →

CavorSeries

seriesH. G. Wells & Stephen Baxter2 books1901

Adventurous in tone, set in the moon and early 20th century.

“H. G. Wells's 1901 novel The First Men in the Moon is narrated by the businessman Bedford, who joins the reclusive scientist Cavor after Cavor invents cavorite, a gravity-blocking substance that carries the two men to the Moon.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The First Men in the Moon →

Known SpaceUniverse

universe142 books1964

About aliens, set in far future and space.

“Give a clever species a few centuries and a working fusion drive, and it will fill the sky with problems.”
from the catalogue description

Reading order →

Academy / Priscilla (Hutch) HutchinsSeries

seriesJack McDevitt16 books1983

About aliens, set in far future and space.

“Beginning with The Engines of God, the series treats deep time and the near-total absence of intelligent alien life as its central mystery, favoring slow-burn discovery over action.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Engines of God →

Against the Fall of NightSeries

seriesArthur C. Clarke & Gregory Benford2 books1953

Reflective in tone, set in other star systems and far future.

“Against the Fall of Night is Arthur C. Clarke's 1953 novel of a stagnant, climate-controlled city called Diaspar a billion years in Earth's future, where a young man named Alvin becomes the first in living memory to want to leave it.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Against the Fall of Night →

The Long EarthSeries

seriesTerry Pratchett & Stephen Baxter7 books2012

Adventurous in tone, set in near future.

Start with The Long Earth →

Alex BenedictSeries

seriesJack McDevitt13 books1987

Mystery & detective, set in far future and space.

“Alex Benedict is an antiques dealer and part-time interstellar investigator, generations removed from Earth's first starfaring age, who keeps stumbling into forgotten history through the objects and ruins he trades in.”
from the catalogue description

Start with A Talent for War →

Artemis (Jane Lindskold)Series

seriesJane Lindskold2 books2014

Space opera, adventurous in tone, set in other star systems and far future.

“Until young archeologist Griffin Dane finds intriguing hints that send him on a quest to find the lost world.”
from the catalogue description of Artemis Awakening

Start with Artemis Awakening →

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 Universe Between?: Minervan Experiment / Giants — the closest match to The Universe Between on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Universe Between?: High Threshold. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Universe Between.
How big is The Universe Between?: The Universe Between is 3 books, 1951–1965.
Is The Universe Between finished?: Yes — 3 books, 1951–1965.

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