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ArmorNovel
John Steakleystandalone novel1984
About aliens and madness.
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
Start with Dune →
includes Dune, Dune Prequels, Heroes of Dune, Dune Sequels, Background of the Dune Universe
Xan-Sskarn WarSeries
series1 book2010
Space opera, about aliens, set in space.
“Under her petite exterior is a spine of solid steel and a disposition to laugh in the face of impending death.”
from the catalogue
Start with Ragnarok →
HonorverseUniverse
universe83 books1993
Space opera, set in space.
“At the center stands one officer, Honor Harrington — captain, then something far larger — and the six-limbed empathic treecat who rides her shoulder.”
from the catalogue
Start with On Basilisk Station →
includes Expanded Honorverse, Honor Harrington, Saganami Island, Worlds of Honor anthologies, Wages of Sin, Manticore Ascendant, Star Kingdom (Honor Harrington), Honor Harrington Universe short fiction
JanissariesSeries
series4 books1979
Adventurous in tone, about political intrigue and slavery.
“Janissaries are an American series of military and political-based science fiction novels are set in an interstellar confederation of races, in which humans are a slave race entrusted with military affairs and law enforcement.”
from the catalogue
Start with Janissaries →
The Stellar LegionNovel
E. C. Tubbstandalone novel1954
Space opera, about political intrigue, set in space.
“When he is sent to the penal world of Stellar, he survives, winning promotion in the Stellar Legion, a brutal military system.”
from the catalogue