Loreful
HomeDiscover
Search series, authors…⌘K
Loreful

Reading orders for SF/F series and shared universes — with your place kept in every one.

Explore

UniversesSeriesWorksAuthorsAtlas

Help

FAQAboutSite map

Account & legal

Sign inCreate accountPrivacyTerms

Data

Built on ISFDB, Wikipedia, Wikidata and Open Library. Curated reading orders carry their reasoning on the page; the rest follow publication order. Data sources & licenses

© Loreful · data: ISFDB · CC BY

More like No Limits

anchored on:science fictionfar futureshort story cyclespace operafound familyspace+1 more

but
Narrow·
  • Cover of Against a Dark Background
    Against a Dark BackgroundNovel

    Iain M. Banks · standalone novel · 1993

    Tense in tone, about heist and magical artifacts, set in other star systems.

    similar byfound familyadventurousfar futurescience fictionspacespace opera

  • Cover of Serenityverse
    SerenityverseUniverse

    universe · 15 books · 2005

    Science fiction and space opera, adventurous in tone, set in far future and space.

    “Half a galaxy terraformed, the war lost, and a Firefly-class transport called Serenity staying just far enough ahead of the Alliance to take the next job — legal if possible, which it generally is not.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Big Damn Hero →

    similar byadventurousfar futurescience fictionspacespace opera+2 more

    includes Firefly (original novels), Firefly

  • Cover of Starman Jones
    Starman JonesNovel

    Robert A. Heinlein · standalone novel · 1953

    About space exploration and coming of age, set in other star systems.

    “Starman Jones, a 1953 science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein, features a farm boy who wants to go to the stars.”

    from the catalogue

    similar byadventurousfar futurescience fictionspacespace operaspaceship

  • Cover of The Disasters
    The DisastersNovel

    M. K. England · standalone novel · 2018

    Funny in tone, about heist and space colonization.

    “The Breakfast Club meets Guardians of the Galaxy in this YA sci-fi adventure by debut author M. K. England.”

    from the catalogue

    similar byfound familyadventurousfar futurescience fictionspacespace operaspaceship

  • Cover of Known Space
    Known SpaceUniverse

    universe · 142 books · 1964

    About aliens, 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
    Start with Ringworld →

    similar byfar futurescience fictionspace+2 more

    includes Ringworld, Fleet of Worlds, Man-Kzin Wars

  • Cover of Wolfe Pack
    Wolfe PackSeries

    series · 1 book · 2005

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

    “Daivid Wolfe has been assigned to X-Ray Company, a repository for outsiders, oddballs, and undesirables that the Galactic Defense Force doesn't want to have to deal with but can't find a legitimate way to discharge.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Strong Arm Tactics →

    similar byfound familyadventurousfar futurescience fictionspacespace opera