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Alliance-UnionUniverse
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, Hanan Rebellion, The Hinder Stars, Unionside, Era of Rapprochement, Age of Exploration
Catteni SequenceSeries
series5 books1970
completed
About slavery and aliens.
“The Catteni series is a tetralogy of science fiction novels by American writer Anne McCaffrey.”
from the catalogue
Start with Freedom's Landing →
Pax / AstraSeries
series2 books1954
completed
Science fiction, tense and adventurous in tone, about survival, set in far future.
“Star Flight appears to be a later omnibus or reissue rather than a third original novel.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Stars Are Ours! →
DeathworldSeries
series4 books1960
completed
Science fiction, adventurous in tone, about space colonization and survival, set in far future and other star systems.
“The central hero is a gambler who becomes involved with colonists of an extremely hostile planet.”
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Start with Deathworld →
DuneUniverse
universe78 books1963
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.”
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Start with Dune →
includes Dune, Dune Sequels, Dune Prequels, Heroes of Dune, Background of the Dune Universe
The OutposterNovel
Gordon R. Dicksonstandalone novel1972
About class conflict.
“If your number came up, you joined the rest of the losers marked for exile from overcrowded Earth.”
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