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universe173 books1976

Science fiction, set in far future.

“Around that spine cluster the merchanter novels of trader Families, the Faded Sun trilogy of human envoys among the martial alien Mri, and the Chanur books, narrated from the hierarchical, whiskered viewpoint of the hani.”
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Start with Heavy Time →

includes Company Wars, Chanur, Mri Wars, The Hinder Stars, Hanan Rebellion, Era of Rapprochement, Age of Exploration, Unionside

VattaUniverse

universe10 books2003

Military science fiction, tense in tone.

“Get kicked out of the Academy and the family still hands you a ship.”
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Start with Trading in Danger →

includes Vatta's War, Vatta's Peace

Known SpaceUniverse

universe142 books1964

About aliens.

“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

CoDominiumUniverse

universe98 books1971

Military science fiction.

“The body of work runs along a few hard threads rather than one line.”
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Start with The Mote in God's Eye →

includes Moties, Laurie Jo Hansen, Falkenberg's Legion, War World

HonorverseUniverse

universe83 books1993

Military science fiction.

“At the center stands one officer, Honor Harrington — captain, then something far larger — and the six-limbed empathic treecat who rides her shoulder.”
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Start with On Basilisk Station →

includes Honor Harrington, Saganami Island, Wages of Sin, Worlds of Honor anthologies, Star Kingdom (Honor Harrington), Manticore Ascendant, Honor Harrington Universe short fiction, Expanded Honorverse

StenSeries

series11 books1982

completed

Military science fiction, about war and political intrigue.

“The Sten Chronicles, also called The Sten Adventures, are a series of eight military science fiction and space opera novels by Chris Bunch and Allan Cole published from 1982 to 1993.”
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Start with Sten →

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