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Books like Undying Mercenaries: 9 series to read next

Undying Mercenaries is science fiction and military science fiction, set in other star systems and space. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Undying Mercenaries is 25 books, 2013–2026.

“In the twentieth century Earth sent probes, transmissions and welcoming messages to the stars.”
from the catalogue description of Steel World

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Old Man's War
Known Space
Forever War
Ender's Game
CoDominium
Halo
Nicholas Seafort
Starfire (Steve White and collaborators)
The Talents

Old Man's WarSeries

seriesJohn Scalzi16 books2005

Science fiction and military science fiction, adventurous in tone, about war, set in far future and other star systems.

“Sign a document at 65, saying you intend to join up 10 years later.”
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Start with Old Man's War →

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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Forever WarSeries

seriesJoe Haldeman10 books1972

Science fiction and military science fiction, set in far future and space.

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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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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.”
from the catalogue description

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HaloUniverse

universe70 books2001

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

“The shelf grows out of a 2001 video game, but it reads as its own body of military science fiction, built by many hands.”
from the catalogue description

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Nicholas SeafortSeries

seriesDavid Feintuch7 books1994

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

“Additionally, Children of Hope is narrated by Randy Carr, the son of a close friend of Seafort.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Midshipman's Hope →

Starfire (Steve White and collaborators)Series

seriesSteve White, David Weber, Charles E. Gannon & Shirley Meier8 books1990

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

“The Starfire novels by Steve White and various co-authors, including David Weber, grew out of a tabletop wargame of the same name, following a long interstellar war between humanity and an insectile alien empire.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Insurrection →

The TalentsUniverse

universe18 books1959

About psychic powers.

“Somewhere a Prime holds a Tower, gathers the gestalt of a generator's power, and flings a starship — or a single frightened child — across the light-years between worlds.”
from the catalogue description

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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 Undying Mercenaries?: Old Man's War — the closest match to Undying Mercenaries on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Undying Mercenaries?: Steel World. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Undying Mercenaries.
How big is Undying Mercenaries?: Undying Mercenaries is 25 books, 2013–2026.

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