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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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Start with Ender's Game →

includes Ender Wiggin, Ender's Shadow, First Formic War, Second Formic War, Fleet School

The CultureUniverse

universe21 books1987

Space opera, set in galactic scale.

“No money, no laws, no hunger, no death you didn't choose; a galaxy-spanning anarchy of humans and drones administered, gently and with enormous irony, by superintelligent Minds who name their warships things like *Frank Exchange Of Views*.”
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Start with Consider Phlebas →

includes Culture

David RyersonSeries

series2 books1958

completed

Space opera, about space exploration.

“The Enemy Stars follows the crew of a faster-than-light survey ship stranded far from home after their matter-transmission drive is damaged, forced to keep the vessel and each other going across a voyage that will outlast some of them.”
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Start with The Enemy Stars →

The ChrysalidsNovel

John Wyndhamstandalone novel1955

Post-apocalyptic, about genetic engineering and coming of age, set in secondary world.

“An early manuscript version was entitled Time for a Change.”
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FoundationUniverse

universe123 books1940

Science fiction, about robots, set in far future.

“There is a science that reads the future of quadrillions the way an astronomer reads the orbits of stars.”
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Start with Foundation →

includes Foundation, The Collected Fiction of Isaac Asimov, The Positronic Robot Stories, Trantorian Empire, Second Foundation Trilogy, Foundation (Original Stories)

The Science Fiction Hall of FameSeries

series11 books1895

“The greatest science fiction stories of all time chosen by the members of the Science Fiction Writers of America.”
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Start with The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One →

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