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

Books of EmberSeries

series4 books2003

Post-apocalyptic.

“The post-apocalyptic quartet continues with The People of Sparks, following survivors after they reach the world above, and concludes with The Prophet of Yonwood and The Diamond of Darkhold.”
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Start with The City of Ember →

Xenogenesis / Lilith's BroodSeries

series4 books1987

completed

First contact, about aliens and genetic engineering.

“aliens reproducing with humans. they are mixing genes with humans because humans have destroyed earth basically because nuclear war. because they are stupid. credit to katsoda26”
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Start with Dawn →

Across the UniverseSeries

series5 books2011

Science fiction, tense in tone, set in spaceship and far future.

“As the story alternates point of view between the two teens, the mystery of who is awakening and killing the hibernating colonists leads them to an even greater mystery.”
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Start with Across the Universe →

The Hunger GamesUniverse

universe5 books2008

Dark in tone, about rebellion and revolution and totalitarianism, set in north america.

“Panem, they call it now — a nation raised on the drowned bones of North America, a glittering Capitol ringed by twelve districts it once starved into obedience.”
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Start with The Hunger Games →

includes The Hunger Games, The Hunger Games prequels

PandoraSeries

series4 books1966

About artificial intelligence, set in other star systems.

“The Pandora Sequence opens with Frank Herbert's solo novel Destination: Void, in which a starship crew must jury-rig a working artificial consciousness after their vessel's control systems fail.”
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Start with Destination: Void →

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