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Baldwin's Legacy is 6 books, 2019–2020.

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Dune
Ender's Game
Known Space
CoDominium
Forever War
Terro-Human Future History
Foundation
Thistledown
Heaven Chronicles / Zones of Thought

DuneUniverse

universe78 books1963

Science fiction and 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

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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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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

Military science fiction.

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

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Forever WarSeries

seriesJoe Haldeman10 books1972

Military science fiction.

Start with The Forever War →

Terro-Human Future HistoryUniverse

universe48 books1952

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

“History does not repeat, Piper's chroniclers are fond of saying — it rhymes, and it rhymes in iron.”
from the catalogue description

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FoundationUniverse

universe123 books1940

About robots.

“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 →

ThistledownSeries

seriesGreg Bear5 books1978

Hard science fiction, about space exploration.

Start with The Wind from a Burning Woman →

Heaven Chronicles / Zones of ThoughtSeries

seriesJoan D. Vinge & Vernor Vinge8 books1976

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

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What should I read after Baldwin's Legacy?: Dune — the closest match to Baldwin's Legacy on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Baldwin's Legacy?: Confrontation. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Baldwin's Legacy.
How big is Baldwin's Legacy?: Baldwin's Legacy is 6 books, 2019–2020.

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