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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

If you enjoyed the humorous and satirical tone of Bill, The Galactic Hero, you'll love this classic science fiction series. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy follows the misadventures of Arthur Dent, an ordinary man who escapes Earth's destruction and embarks on a hilarious journey through the galaxy.

Orson Scott Card

Ender's Game

If you're a fan of Harrison's exploration of military culture and tactics in Bill, The Galactic Hero, you'll appreciate Ender's Game. This award-winning novel follows a young boy named Ender Wiggin as he's trained to become a military genius and save humanity from an alien invasion.

Joe Haldeman

The Forever War

The Forever War is another military science fiction novel that explores the themes of time dilation and the futility of war, much like Bill, The Galactic Hero. This book follows a soldier named William Mandella as he fights in a seemingly endless interstellar conflict.

Robert A. Heinlein

Starship Troopers

Starship Troopers is a classic military science fiction novel that shares Bill, The Galactic Hero's exploration of military life and culture. This book follows Juan Rico as he enlists in the Mobile Infantry to fight in an interstellar war against alien arachnids.

Iain M. Banks

The Culture series

If you enjoyed the space opera elements of Bill, The Galactic Hero, you'll love The Culture Series. These novels explore a utopian future society and its interactions with other civilizations, often through the lens of artificial intelligence and post-scarcity economics.

James S. A. Corey

The Expanse series

The Expanse Series is a modern space opera that shares Bill, The Galactic Hero's exploration of political intrigue and complex characters. This series follows a disparate group of antiheroes as they uncover a conspiracy that threatens the entire solar system.

Dan Simmons

The Hyperion Cantos

The Hyperion Cantos is a thought-provoking space opera that shares Bill, The Galactic Hero's exploration of time, space, and the human condition. This series follows a group of pilgrims as they journey to the Time Tombs on the planet Hyperion.

Isaac Asimov

The Foundation Trilogy

The Foundation Trilogy is a classic science fiction series that shares Bill, The Galactic Hero's exploration of future civilizations and the cyclical nature of history. This series follows a mathematician named Hari Seldon as he develops psychohistory, a new and effective mathematical sociology.