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Old Man's WarSeries
series16 books2005
Military science fiction and space opera, about war.
“Sign a document at 65, saying you intend to join up 10 years later.”
from the catalogue
Start with Old Man's War →
Known SpaceUniverse
universe142 books1964
About aliens.
“Give a clever species a few centuries and a working fusion drive, and it will fill the sky with problems.”
from the catalogue
Start with Ringworld →
includes Ringworld, Man-Kzin Wars, Fleet of Worlds
Against a Dark BackgroundNovel
Iain M. Banksstandalone novel1993
Space opera, about heist and magical artifacts.
Fallen DragonNovel
Peter F. Hamiltonstandalone novel2001
Space opera, about space colonization.
CoDominiumUniverse
universe98 books1971
Military science fiction.
“The body of work runs along a few hard threads rather than one line.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Mote in God's Eye →
includes Moties, Falkenberg's Legion, Laurie Jo Hansen, War World
UpliftUniverse
universe13 books1980
Space opera, about uplift and aliens.
“No species, the Galactics insist, ever climbs to sapience alone.”
from the catalogue
Start with Sundiver →
includes Uplift, Uplift Storm