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universe39 books1977

Science fiction, set in far future.

“To beat your enemy you must first understand him so completely that you love him — and in the instant you love him, you destroy him.”
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Start with Ender's Game →

includes Ender Wiggin, Ender's Shadow, First Formic War, Second Formic War, Fleet School

Catteni SequenceSeries

series5 books1970

completed

Adventurous in tone, about slavery, set in other star systems.

“The Catteni series is a tetralogy of science fiction novels by American writer Anne McCaffrey.”
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Start with Freedom's Landing →

UpliftUniverse

universe13 books1980

Adventurous in tone, about uplift, set in other star systems.

“No species, the Galactics insist, ever climbs to sapience alone.”
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Start with Sundiver →

includes Uplift Storm, Uplift

Sector GeneralSeries

series36 books1957

Science fiction, about aliens, set in far future and space station.

“The Hospital was founded to promote peace after humanity's first interstellar war, and in the fourth book the authorities conclude that its emergency services are the most effective way to make peaceful contact with new species.”
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Start with Hospital Station →

Earth GirlUniverse

universe22 books2012

Science fiction, set in far future.

“One baby in a thousand is born wrong for the stars — an immune system that fails the instant it leaves Earth's air.”
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Start with Earth Girl →

includes Jarra / Earth Girl, Drago Tell Dramis, Earth Girl: EGN, The Earth Girl Aftermath Stories, Exodus / Scavenger Exodus, Earth Girl Prequel short fiction

Old Man's WarSeries

series16 books2005

Military science fiction, adventurous in tone, about war, set in other star systems.

“Sign a document at 65, saying you intend to join up 10 years later.”
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Start with Old Man's War →

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