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  • Cover of The Culture
    The CultureUniverse

    universe · 21 books · 1987

    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*.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Consider Phlebas →

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    includes Culture

  • Cover of Commonwealth Universe
    CommonwealthUniverse

    universe · 12 books · 2002

    Space opera, set in far future.

    “Step aboard the train at the Second Chance terminal and ride the wormhole to another star.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with The Dreaming Void →

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    includes Chronicle of the Fallers, Void Trilogy, Commonwealth Saga

  • Cover of The Trade Pact Universe
    The Trade Pact UniverseSeries

    series · 26 books · 1997

    About aliens, set in far future and other star systems.

    Start with A Thousand Words for Stranger →

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  • Cover of The Silkie
    The SilkieSeries

    series · 4 books · 1964

    completed

    Set in far future and space.

    “The Silkie follows genetically engineered amphibious humans - the Silkies - who can survive in space, the ocean depths, and on land, forming an elite corps that defends Earth against alien threats.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with The Silkie →

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  • Cover of The Caretaker Trilogy
    The Caretaker TrilogySeries

    series · 3 books · 2006

    Tense in tone, about ecological collapse, set in our world.

    “After learning that he has been sent from the future for a special purpose, eighteen-year-old Jack receives help from an unusual dog and a shape-shifting female fighter.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Firestorm →

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  • Cover of Zak Cato
    Zak CatoSeries

    series · 2 books · 2009

    completed

    Military science fiction, set in far future and other star systems.

    “Still, sometimes one manages to escape.Zak Cato is a xeno-cop.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with At Empire's Edge →

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