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Books like Xenogenesis / Lilith's Brood: 9 series to read next

Xenogenesis / Lilith's Brood is science fiction and first contact, about aliens and genetic engineering, set in far future. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Xenogenesis / Lilith's Brood is 4 books, 1987–1989.

“aliens reproducing with humans. they are mixing genes with humans because humans have destroyed earth basically because nuclear war. because they are stupid. credit to katsoda26”
from the catalogue description of Dawn
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Blindsight / Firefall
Ender's Game
Pandora
Forge of God
Dune
CoDominium
Ocean / Galactic Center
Hainish
Forever War

Blindsight / FirefallSeries

seriesPeter Watts3 books2006

About artificial intelligence, set in space.

Start with Blindsight →

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

Reading order →

PandoraSeries

seriesFrank Herbert & Bill Ransom4 books1966

About artificial intelligence.

“The Pandora Sequence opens with Frank Herbert's solo novel Destination: Void, in which a starship crew must jury-rig a working artificial consciousness after their vessel's control systems fail.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Destination: Void →

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

Start with The Forge of God →

DuneUniverse

universe78 books1963

Space opera, about political intrigue.

“The desert planet, where empire runs on a single substance: the spice melange, which folds space, prolongs life, and unlocks prescience, and which exists nowhere else in the known universe.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Dune →

CoDominiumUniverse

universe98 books1971

Military science fiction.

“The body of work runs along a few hard threads rather than one line.”
from the catalogue description

Reading order →

Ocean / Galactic CenterSeries

seriesGregory Benford12 books1972

Science fiction and hard science fiction, about aliens, set in far future.

“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 →

HainishSeries

seriesUrsula K. Le Guin33 books1964

Reflective in tone.

“The Hainish Cycle consists of a number of science fiction novels and stories by Ursula K. Le Guin.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Rocannon's World →

Forever WarSeries

seriesJoe Haldeman10 books1972

Military science fiction, set in space.

Start with The Forever War →

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 Xenogenesis / Lilith's Brood?: Blindsight / Firefall — the closest match to Xenogenesis / Lilith's Brood on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Xenogenesis / Lilith's Brood?: Dawn. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Xenogenesis / Lilith's Brood.
How big is Xenogenesis / Lilith's Brood?: Xenogenesis / Lilith's Brood is 4 books, 1987–1989.
Is Xenogenesis / Lilith's Brood finished?: Yes — 4 books, 1987–1989.

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