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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
VorkosiganUniverse
universe27 books1986
Space opera.
“Beyond his backwater lies the wormhole nexus: a scatter of human worlds strung along unstable jump-routes, where a blood-and-honor warrior aristocracy, a coolly egalitarian utopia, and a hundred lesser polities trade, spy, and go to war.”
from the catalogue
Start with Shards of Honor →
includes Cordelia Vorkosigan, Miles Vorkosigan, Quaddies
HainishSeries
series33 books1964
completed
Reflective in tone.
“The Hainish Cycle consists of a number of science fiction novels and stories by Ursula K. Le Guin.”
from the catalogue
Start with Rocannon's World →
Aldebarian AllianceSeries
series5 books2020
Space opera.
Start with The Lasaran →
StarLordsSeries
series3 books2011
Romance.
Start with Hidden Talent →
The LeagueSeries
series15 books1994
Space opera.
“Sherrilyn Kenyon's The League opens with Born of Night, a science-fiction romance centered on an assassin protagonist, continuing across more than a dozen further 'Born of...' novels.”
from the catalogue
Start with Born of the Night →