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Books like Thunder in the Heavens: 9 series to read next

Thunder in the Heavens is science fiction and space opera, set in far future and space. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Thunder in the Heavens is 2 books, from 2017.

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Vatta
Honorverse
Known Space
Dune
Polity
Old Man's War
CoDominium
Siobhan Dunmoore
Ender's Game

VattaUniverse

universe10 books2003

Science fiction and space opera, tense and adventurous in tone, set in far future and space.

“Get kicked out of the Academy and the family still hands you a ship.”
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HonorverseUniverse

universe83 books1993

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

“At the center stands one officer, Honor Harrington — captain, then something far larger — and the six-limbed empathic treecat who rides her shoulder.”
from the catalogue description

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Known SpaceUniverse

universe142 books1964

About aliens.

“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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DuneUniverse

universe78 books1963

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.”
from the catalogue description

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PolityUniverse

universe72 books1992

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

“The Quiet War is already over by the time you arrive.”
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Old Man's WarSeries

seriesJohn Scalzi16 books2005

Science fiction and military science fiction, adventurous in tone, about war, set in far future and space.

“Sign a document at 65, saying you intend to join up 10 years later.”
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CoDominiumUniverse

universe98 books1971

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

“The body of work runs along a few hard threads rather than one line.”
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Siobhan DunmooreSeries

seriesEric Thomson9 books2014

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

“Eric Thomson's Siobhan Dunmoore novels follow the title character, a starship captain in a human interstellar navy, as she takes on progressively higher commands amid escalating war and political rot within her own military.”
from the catalogue description

Start with No Honor in Death →

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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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 Thunder in the Heavens?: Vatta — the closest match to Thunder in the Heavens on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Thunder in the Heavens?: The Thunder of War. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Thunder in the Heavens.
How big is Thunder in the Heavens?: Thunder in the Heavens is 2 books, from 2017.

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