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Books like Void Trilogy: 9 series to read next

Void Trilogy is science fiction and space opera, set in far future and galactic scale, adventurous in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Void Trilogy is 4 books, 2007–2010.

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The Culture
The Saga of Seven Suns Universe
Foundation
Old Man's War
Known Space
CoDominium
Heaven Chronicles / Zones of Thought
The Interdependency
The Final Architecture

The CultureUniverse

universe21 books1987

Science fiction and space opera, about artificial intelligence, set in far future and galactic scale.

“No money, no laws, no hunger, no death you didn't choose; a galaxy-spanning anarchy of humans and drones administered, gently and with enormous irony, by superintelligent Minds who name their warships things like *Frank Exchange Of Views*.”
from the catalogue description

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The Saga of Seven Suns UniverseSeries

seriesKevin J. Anderson16 books2002

About war.

Start with Veiled Alliances →

FoundationUniverse

universe123 books1940

About robots.

“There is a science that reads the future of quadrillions the way an astronomer reads the orbits of stars.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Foundation →

Old Man's WarSeries

seriesJohn Scalzi16 books2005

Military science fiction, about war, set in other star systems.

“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 →

Known SpaceUniverse

universe142 books1964

Set in 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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CoDominiumUniverse

universe98 books1971

Military science fiction, set in 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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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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The InterdependencySeries

seriesJohn Scalzi3 books2017

Science fiction and space opera, adventurous and tense in tone, about political intrigue, set in far future and galactic scale.

“John Scalzi's trilogy, beginning with The Collapsing Empire, follows the political and personal fallout as the empire's foundations unravel.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Collapsing Empire →

The Final ArchitectureSeries

seriesAdrian Tchaikovsky6 books2021

About war, set in other star systems.

“Eighty years ago, Earth was destroyed by an alien 'Architect'.”
from the catalogue description of Shards of Earth
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Shards of Earth →

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 Void Trilogy?: The Culture — the closest match to Void Trilogy on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Void Trilogy?: The Dreaming Void. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Void Trilogy.
How big is Void Trilogy?: Void Trilogy is 4 books, 2007–2010.

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