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

CentaurusSeries

series4 books1947

completed

Science fiction, set in far future and spaceship.

“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

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 Sequels, Dune Prequels, Heroes of Dune, Background of the Dune Universe

Hull Zero ThreeNovel

Greg Bearstandalone novel2010

Hard science fiction, mysterious in tone.

Lost Missions / Paradisi ChroniclesSeries

series3 books2019

Set in other star systems.

“Suddenly he finds the colonization effort is for another planet, in another galaxy, and he's the sole human guinea pig being gated through a wormhole with an AI playing Noah to LETO SS Casindra's ark.”
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Start with Casindra Lost →

Space BeagleSeries

series5 books1939

completed

Adventurous in tone, about aliens and space exploration.

Start with Black Destroyer →

More like Ark Trilogy