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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 →
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.”
from the catalogue
Start with Ender's Game →
includes Ender Wiggin, First Formic War, Ender's Shadow, Fleet School, Second Formic War
Anna Nestor-Sigrid / The AighorsSeries
series4 books1975
completed
Adventurous in tone.
“Greg Bear wrote it as a standalone 1980 novel rather than the start of a series.”
from the catalogue
Start with Perihesperon →
Second Starfaring AgeSeries
series2 books1983
Space opera.
“The Void Captain's Tale takes place three or four thousand years in the future in an era called the Second Starfaring Age, a setting Spinrad revisited in the 1985 novel Child of Fortune.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Void Captain's Tale →
Love BeyondSeries
series2 books2020
Romance and science fiction, set in far future and other star systems.
Start with Beyond the Next Star →
The TalentsUniverse
universe18 books1959
About psychic powers.
“Somewhere a Prime holds a Tower, gathers the gestalt of a generator's power, and flings a starship — or a single frightened child — across the light-years between worlds.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Rowan →
includes Tower and the Hive, Talents (Anne McCaffrey)