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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.”
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includes Ender Wiggin, First Formic War, Second Formic War, Ender's Shadow, Fleet School
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.”
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Start with Ringworld →
includes Ringworld, Man-Kzin Wars, Fleet of Worlds
Babel-17Novel
Samuel R. Delanystandalone novel1966
Science fiction, about aliens and identity, set in far future and space.
“Through Rydra's effort to understand and revise it, the novel explores communication, perception, identity, and translation.”
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The Sirens of TitanNovel
Kurt Vonnegut & Jr.standalone novel1959
Space opera, funny in tone, set in mars.
Kefahuchi Tract TrilogySeries
series3 books2002
Space opera, challenging in tone.
“M. John Harrison's Kefahuchi Tract trilogy circles a strange, physics-breaking anomaly in deep space that draws scientists, smugglers, and drifters into its pull across different eras.”
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The Man in the MazeNovel
Robert Silverbergstandalone novel1969
About psychic powers.