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Books like Wing Commander: 9 series to read next

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

Wing Commander is 9 books, 1992–1999.

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Known Space
CoDominium
Ender's Game
Old Man's War
Uplift
The Lost Fleet
Tour of the Merrimack
Commonwealth
Polity

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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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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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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Old Man's WarSeries

seriesJohn Scalzi16 books2005

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

“Sign a document at 65, saying you intend to join up 10 years later.”
from the catalogue description
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UpliftUniverse

universe13 books1980

About uplift.

“No species, the Galactics insist, ever climbs to sapience alone.”
from the catalogue description

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The Lost FleetUniverse

universe27 books2006

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

“A war a hundred years old has forgotten how to fight it.”
from the catalogue description

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Tour of the MerrimackSeries

seriesR. M. Meluch6 books2005

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

“The U.S. Merrimack was the finest battleship class spaceship in Earth's fleet, able to stand up against the best the Palatine Empire could throw at them, even able to survive attack by swarms of the seemingly unstoppable Hive.”
from the catalogue description of The Myriad

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CommonwealthUniverse

universe12 books2002

Science fiction and space opera, set in far future.

“Step aboard the train at the Second Chance terminal and ride the wormhole to another star.”
from the catalogue description

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PolityUniverse

universe72 books1992

Science fiction and space opera, set in far future and other star systems.

“The Quiet War is already over by the time you arrive.”
from the catalogue description

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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 Wing Commander?: Known Space — the closest match to Wing Commander on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Wing Commander?: Freedom Flight. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Wing Commander.
How big is Wing Commander?: Wing Commander is 9 books, 1992–1999.

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