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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 →

Alliance-UnionUniverse

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

CentaurusSeries

series4 books1947

completed

Set in generation ship.

“Assembled from linked stories written over nearly two decades, it carries van Vogt's characteristic rapid-fire plot turns and speculative concepts.”
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Start with Centaurus II →

DuneUniverse

universe78 books1963

Space opera, about political intrigue, set in 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 Prequels, Heroes of Dune, Dune Sequels, Background of the Dune Universe

Sky ChasersSeries

series3 books2011

Space opera.

“If a violent battle destroyed the only world you’ve ever known, would you be brave enough to save who was left?”
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Start with Glow →

HeorotSeries

series4 books1987

Set in other star systems.

“Reproduction and fertility expert Dr Jack Cohen acted as a consultant on the book, designing the novel life cycle of the alien antagonists, the grendels.”
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Start with The Legacy of Heorot →

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