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Books like War Dogs: 9 series to read next

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

War Dogs is 3 books, 2014–2016.

“Greg Bear's trilogy opens with humanity fighting an entrenched, technologically superior alien presence across the Solar System, following a soldier drafted into a war whose true stakes he only gradually understands.”
from the catalogue description

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Forge of God
Ender's Game
Forever War
Ocean / Galactic Center
Known Space
Xan-Sskarn War
Orphan Universe
War Against the Chtorr
Berserker (Fred Saberhagen)

Forge of GodSeries

seriesGreg Bear2 books1987

Science fiction, dark and tense in tone, about aliens and survival.

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

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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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Forever WarSeries

seriesJoe Haldeman10 books1972

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

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Ocean / Galactic CenterSeries

seriesGregory Benford12 books1972

Hard science fiction.

“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 →

Known SpaceUniverse

universe142 books1964

Science fiction, about aliens, set in space and 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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Xan-Sskarn WarSeries

seriesPatrick A. Vanner1 book2010

About revenge.

“Under her petite exterior is a spine of solid steel and a disposition to laugh in the face of impending death.”
from the catalogue description of Ragnarok

Start with Ragnarok →

Orphan UniverseSeries

seriesRobert Buettner9 books2004

Science fiction and military science fiction, tense in tone, about aliens and war, set in space and other star systems.

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War Against the ChtorrSeries

seriesDavid Gerrold7 books1983

Post-apocalyptic, about ecological collapse, set in north america.

“The Chtorr series was originally planned as a trilogy, but as the story became more intricate, Gerrold realized that three books would not be enough for him to tell the entire story.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

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Berserker (Fred Saberhagen)Series

seriesFred Saberhagen, Connie Willis, Edward Bryant, Jane Lindskold, Larry Niven, Poul Anderson, Roger Zelazny & Stephen R. Donaldson59 books1963

About robots and artificial intelligence.

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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 War Dogs?: Forge of God — the closest match to War Dogs on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with War Dogs?: War Dogs. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for War Dogs.
How big is War Dogs?: War Dogs is 3 books, 2014–2016.
Is War Dogs finished?: Yes — 3 books, 2014–2016.

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