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Books like The Worthing Chronicle: 9 series to read next

The Worthing Chronicle is science fiction, about immortality, set in far future and other star systems, reflective in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

The Worthing Chronicle is 17 books, 1978–1990.

“The first three books in this series are currently out of print.”
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Hainish
Dune
Francis Sandow
Radchaai
Ender's Game
Against the Fall of Night
Don't Bite the Sun
Teixcalaan
This Immortal

HainishSeries

seriesUrsula K. Le Guin33 books1964

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

“The Hainish Cycle consists of a number of science fiction novels and stories by Ursula K. Le Guin.”
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Start with Rocannon's World →

DuneUniverse

universe78 books1963

Space opera, about political intrigue.

“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.”
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Start with Dune →

Francis SandowSeries

seriesRoger Zelazny & Steven Brust5 books1968

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

Start with Dismal Light →

RadchaaiUniverse

universe11 books2012

Space opera, about political intrigue, set in space.

“Civilization is what the Radch calls itself, and civilization is a courtesy extended at gunpoint.”
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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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Reading order →

Against the Fall of NightSeries

seriesArthur C. Clarke & Gregory Benford2 books1953

About space exploration.

“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.”
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Start with Against the Fall of Night →

Don't Bite the SunSeries

seriesTanith Lee2 books1976

Dystopia.

“Over the course of the story, the nameless narrator fails to relate to her seven Jang friends but finds herself, feels emotion, and learns love.”
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Start with Don't Bite the Sun →

TeixcalaanSeries

seriesArkady Martine2 books2019

Space opera, tense in tone, about political intrigue.

“A Memory Called Empire and A Desolation Called Peace pair court intrigue with Mahit's conflicted, outsider fascination with an empire she can't help admiring.”
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Start with A Memory Called Empire →

This ImmortalSeries

seriesHarry Turtledove & Roger Zelazny2 books1966

Post-apocalyptic, adventurous in tone, about aliens, set in our world.

Start with This Immortal →

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 Worthing Chronicle?: Hainish — the closest match to The Worthing Chronicle on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Worthing Chronicle?: Capitol: The Worthing Chronicle. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Worthing Chronicle.
How big is The Worthing Chronicle?: The Worthing Chronicle is 17 books, 1978–1990.

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