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

Third Foreigner Sequence is 3 books, 2005–2007.

“From its beginnings as a human-alien story of first contact, the Foreigner series has become a true SF odyssey.”
from the catalogue description of Destroyer

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Dune
CoDominium
Ender's Game
Doona
Hainish
Known Space
Old Man's War
Alliance-Union
Teixcalaan

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 →

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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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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DoonaSeries

seriesAnne McCaffrey & Jody Lynn Nye3 books1969

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

“The colonists and Hrrubans must negotiate an unprecedented, closely governed coexistence rather than the separation their governments would prefer.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Decision at Doona →

HainishSeries

seriesUrsula K. Le Guin33 books1964

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

“The Hainish Cycle consists of a number of science fiction novels and stories by Ursula K. Le Guin.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Rocannon's World →

Known SpaceUniverse

universe142 books1964

Science fiction, about aliens, set in far future and 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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Old Man's WarSeries

seriesJohn Scalzi16 books2005

Military science fiction, adventurous in tone, about war.

“Sign a document at 65, saying you intend to join up 10 years later.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Old Man's War →

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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TeixcalaanSeries

seriesArkady Martine2 books2019

About identity.

“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.”
from the catalogue description

Start with A Memory Called Empire →

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 Third Foreigner Sequence?: Dune — the closest match to Third Foreigner Sequence on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Third Foreigner Sequence?: Destroyer. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Third Foreigner Sequence.
How big is Third Foreigner Sequence?: Third Foreigner Sequence is 3 books, 2005–2007.

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