Series

Books like Zone War: 9 series to read next

Zone War is science fiction. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Zone War is 3 books, 2018–2019.

H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds
Dune
Ender's Game
Known Space
Foundation
Forever War
CoDominium
Thistledown
Childe Cycle

universe65 books1898

Alien invasion.

“No one would have believed, in the closing years of the nineteenth century, that human affairs were being watched keenly and closely from the timeless worlds of space.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The War of the Worlds →

DuneUniverse

universe78 books1963

Space opera, about political intrigue, set in far future and other star systems.

“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 →

Ender's GameUniverse

universe39 books1977

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 →

Known SpaceUniverse

universe142 books1964

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

Reading order →

FoundationUniverse

universe123 books1940

About robots, set in far future.

“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 →

Forever WarSeries

seriesJoe Haldeman10 books1972

Set in far future and space.

Start with The Forever War →

CoDominiumUniverse

universe98 books1971

Set in other star systems and far future.

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

Reading order →

ThistledownSeries

seriesGreg Bear5 books1978

Hard science fiction, about space exploration, set in far future and space.

Start with The Wind from a Burning Woman →

Childe CycleSeries

seriesGordon R. Dickson & David W. Wixon19 books1957

Set in far future and other star systems.

“The related short stories and novellas all center on the Dorsai, primarily members of the Graeme and Morgan families.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Act of Creation →

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 Zone War?: H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds — the closest match to Zone War on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Zone War?: Zone War. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Zone War.
How big is Zone War?: Zone War is 3 books, 2018–2019.

Books like Zone War: 9 series to read next

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