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Books like Time Odyssey: 9 series to read next

Time Odyssey is science fiction, about aliens, set in far future and our world. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Time Odyssey is 3 books, 2003–2008.

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Forge of God
Ender's Game
Known Space
Heaven Chronicles / Zones of Thought
Ocean / Galactic Center
Thistledown
Rama
Blindsight / Firefall
Heechee

Forge of GodSeries

seriesGreg Bear2 books1987

Dark in tone.

“Earth faces destruction when an inscrutable and overwhelming alien form of life attacks.”
from the catalogue description of The Forge of God

Start with The Forge of God →

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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Known SpaceUniverse

universe142 books1964

Science fiction, 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

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Heaven Chronicles / Zones of ThoughtSeries

seriesJoan D. Vinge & Vernor Vinge8 books1976

Science fiction and space opera, set in far future and space.

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Ocean / Galactic CenterSeries

seriesGregory Benford12 books1972

Science fiction and hard science fiction, about aliens, set in far future.

“For some time now, Earth has been heavily influenced by the aliens, who have conquered the oceans, sinking a lot of the ships, making that kind of transportation of goods impossible.”
from the catalogue description of Swarmer, Skimmer
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Start with Swarmer, Skimmer →

ThistledownSeries

seriesGreg Bear5 books1978

Science fiction and hard science fiction, about space exploration, set in far future and space.

Start with The Wind from a Burning Woman →

RamaUniverse

universe7 books1973

Set in spaceship.

“Something is falling through the solar system on a hyperbolic orbit, and it is not a comet.”
from the catalogue description

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Blindsight / FirefallSeries

seriesPeter Watts3 books2006

Dark in tone.

Start with Blindsight →

HeecheeSeries

seriesFrederik Pohl19 books1972

Science fiction and space opera, about aliens and space exploration, 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
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Gateway →

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 Time Odyssey?: Forge of God — the closest match to Time Odyssey on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Time Odyssey?: Time's Eye. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Time Odyssey.
How big is Time Odyssey?: Time Odyssey is 3 books, 2003–2008.

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