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HainishSeries

series33 books1964

completed

Reflective in tone.

“The Hainish Cycle consists of a number of science fiction novels and stories by Ursula K. Le Guin.”
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Start with Rocannon's World →

VorkosiganUniverse

universe27 books1986

Space opera.

“Beyond his backwater lies the wormhole nexus: a scatter of human worlds strung along unstable jump-routes, where a blood-and-honor warrior aristocracy, a coolly egalitarian utopia, and a hundred lesser polities trade, spy, and go to war.”
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Start with Shards of Honor →

includes Cordelia Vorkosigan, Miles Vorkosigan, Quaddies

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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Start with Ender's Game →

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

Defy the Stars (Claudia Gray)Series

series3 books2017

Adventurous in tone, about artificial intelligence, set in space.

“Noemi Vidal is seventeen years old and sworn to protect her planet, Genesis.”
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Start with Defy the Stars →

Finders KeepersNovel

Linnea Sinclairstandalone novel2001

Space opera, adventurous in tone, set in space.

“Still, Trilby's learned the hard way that even though she found Rhis, she can't keep him.”
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LySanTer (Future Fantasy Romance)Series

series3 books1990

completed

Romance, set in other star systems and far future.

“Futuristic Fantasy Romance -- Tedra De'Arr is a Security Specialist on a planet where sex is mandatory but she's a virgin because all the men are wimps and unattractive to her.”
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Start with Warrior's Woman →

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