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Books like The Wars: 9 series to read next

The Wars is 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 Wars is 3 books, 1967–1976.

“Gregg Press published an archival edition in 1978 ; and Baen Books included it in its 2009 omnibus of Geston's early novels, The Books of the Wars.”
from the catalogue description of Lords of the Starship

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Forever War
Alliance-Union
Old Man's War
Known Space
Nicholas Seafort
Sun Eater
Ender's Game
Childe Cycle
Cluster

Forever WarSeries

seriesJoe Haldeman10 books1972

Military science fiction.

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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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Old Man's WarSeries

seriesJohn Scalzi16 books2005

Military science fiction, set in other star systems.

“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 →

Known SpaceUniverse

universe142 books1964

About aliens, set in 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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Nicholas SeafortSeries

seriesDavid Feintuch7 books1994

Military science fiction.

“Additionally, Children of Hope is narrated by Randy Carr, the son of a close friend of Seafort.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Midshipman's Hope →

Sun EaterSeries

seriesChristopher Ruocchio36 books2018

Science fiction and space opera, dark in tone, about war, set in far future.

“The galaxy remembers him as a hero: the man who burned every last alien Cielcin from the sky.”
from the catalogue description of Empire of Silence
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Start with Empire of Silence →

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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Childe CycleSeries

seriesGordon R. Dickson & David W. Wixon19 books1957

Military science fiction, set in other star systems.

“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 →

ClusterSeries

seriesPiers Anthony9 books1977

Set in 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 →

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 Wars?: Forever War — the closest match to The Wars on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Wars?: Lords of the Starship. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Wars.
How big is The Wars?: The Wars is 3 books, 1967–1976.

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