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universe39 books1977

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

CommonwealthUniverse

universe12 books2002

Space opera, set in far future.

“Step aboard the train at the Second Chance terminal and ride the wormhole to another star.”
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Start with The Dreaming Void →

includes Commonwealth Saga, Void Trilogy, Chronicle of the Fallers

The TalentsUniverse

universe18 books1959

About psychic powers.

“Somewhere a Prime holds a Tower, gathers the gestalt of a generator's power, and flings a starship — or a single frightened child — across the light-years between worlds.”
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Start with The Rowan →

includes Tower and the Hive, Talents (Anne McCaffrey)

StardanceSeries

series5 books1977

Science fiction, set in space.

“Stardance began as Spider Robinson and Jeanne Robinson's Hugo- and Nebula-winning novella before growing into a trilogy about the birth of dance choreographed for zero gravity, and the human and, later, alien audiences it reaches.”
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Start with Stardance →

Xenogenesis / Lilith's BroodSeries

series4 books1987

completed

First contact, about genetic engineering, set in far future.

“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 →

The Best of All Possible Worlds UniverseSeries

series3 books2013

Reflective in tone, set in far future.

“The Galaxy Game and The Blue, Beautiful World continue Lord's character-driven exploration of the same universe's societies, power politics, and cross-cultural understanding, without following a single continuous plot.”
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Start with The Best of All Possible Worlds →

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