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The CultureUniverse
universe21 books1987
About artificial intelligence, set in 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 →
includes Culture
Ender's GameUniverse
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
The Stars My DestinationNovel
Alfred Besterstandalone novel1956
About revenge and survival.
Kefahuchi Tract TrilogySeries
series3 books2002
Challenging in tone.
“M. John Harrison's Kefahuchi Tract trilogy circles a strange, physics-breaking anomaly in deep space that draws scientists, smugglers, and drifters into its pull across different eras.”
from the catalogue
Start with Light →
Old Man's WarSeries
series16 books2005
Military science fiction, about war.
“Sign a document at 65, saying you intend to join up 10 years later.”
from the catalogue
Start with Old Man's War →
Sun EaterSeries
series36 books2018
About war.
“The galaxy remembers him as a hero: the man who burned every last alien Cielcin from the sky.”
from the catalogue
Start with Empire of Silence →