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Books like Time Surfers: 9 series to read next

Time Surfers is science fiction. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Time Surfers is 8 books, 1996–1997.

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Gaean
Humanx Commonwealth
Poseidon's Children
Ender's Game
Ler
The Stainless Steel Rat
Well World
Future History
Cities in Flight

GaeanSeries

seriesJohn Varley3 books1979

Space opera, about aliens, set in outer planets & moons and far future.

“The Gaea Trilogy consists of three science fiction novels by John Varley.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Titan →

Humanx CommonwealthUniverse

universe39 books1972

About aliens, set in far future and other star systems.

“Two species that ought, by every buried instinct, to recoil from one another instead clasp hand to truhand and build a galaxy together.”
from the catalogue description

Reading order →

Poseidon's ChildrenSeries

seriesAlastair Reynolds3 books2012

Space opera, mysterious in tone, about space colonization, set in far future.

“One-hundred-and-fifty years from now, the moon and Mars are settled, and colonies stretch all the way out to the edge of the solar system.”
from the catalogue description of Blue Remembered Earth

Start with Blue Remembered Earth →

Ender's GameUniverse

universe39 books1977

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

Reading order →

LerSeries

seriesM. A. Foster3 books1975

About genetic engineering, set in far future and other star systems.

Start with The Warriors of Dawn →

The Stainless Steel RatSeries

seriesHarry Harrison21 books1957

Space opera, about con artists, set in far future.

“An adolescent boy on a dull planet resolves to live by his wits outside the law, and enacts a plan which leads to risk and reward.”
from the catalogue description of A Stainless Steel Rat Is Born
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Start with A Stainless Steel Rat Is Born →

Well WorldSeries

seriesJack L. Chalker & David Boop11 books1977

Space opera, set in far future and other star systems.

Start with Permutations: A Well World Anthology →

Future HistorySeries

seriesRobert A. Heinlein42 books1939

Science fiction.

“The term Future History was coined by John W. Campbell Jr. in the February 1941 issue of Astounding Science Fiction.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Life-Line →

Cities in FlightSeries

seriesJames Blish10 books1950

Space opera, about space colonization, set in far future.

“The stories cover roughly two thousand years, from the very near future to the end of the universe.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with They Shall Have Stars →

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 Surfers?: Gaean — the closest match to Time Surfers on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Time Surfers?: Space Bingo. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Time Surfers.
How big is Time Surfers?: Time Surfers is 8 books, 1996–1997.

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