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universe173 books1976

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, The Hinder Stars, Unionside, Mri Wars, Morgaine, Era of Rapprochement, Hanan Rebellion

MinecraftUniverse

universe207 books2014

“Somewhere in the dark a green thing is walking toward you on four stubby legs, and it does not stop and it does not speak, and when it reaches you it will hiss.”
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Start with The Island →

includes The Elementia Chronicles, Gamerknight999 Sequence, League of Griefers, Unofficial Minetrapped Adventures, 8-Bit Warrior, Official Minecraft Fiction, Unofficial Minecrafters Time Travel Adventures, Unofficial Overworld Heroes Adventures

The CultureUniverse

universe21 books1987

Space opera, about artificial intelligence, set in far future and galactic scale.

“No money, no laws, no hunger, no death you didn't choose; a galaxy-spanning anarchy of humans and drones administered, gently and with enormous irony, by superintelligent Minds who name their warships things like *Frank Exchange Of Views*.”
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Start with Consider Phlebas →

includes Culture

DuneUniverse

universe78 books1963

Space opera, set in far future and other star systems.

“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

Snow CrashNovel

Neal Stephensonstandalone novel1992

Cyberpunk, about organized crime, set in near future and big city.

“Like many of Stephenson's novels, its themes include history, linguistics, anthropology, archaeology, religion, computer science, politics, cryptography, memetics, and philosophy.”
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World of Ice and FireUniverse

universe19 books1980

Epic fantasy and fantasy, dark in tone, set in secondary world.

“Winter is coming, and the men who forget it die first.”
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Start with A Game of Thrones →

includes A Song of Ice and Fire, Targaryen History

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