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Known SpaceUniverse
universe142 books1964
Set in other star systems.
“Give a clever species a few centuries and a working fusion drive, and it will fill the sky with problems.”
from the catalogue
Start with Ringworld →
includes Man-Kzin Wars, Ringworld, Fleet of Worlds
Fifth ImperiumSeries
series3 books1991
About artificial intelligence.
“The three novels were later collected as the omnibus Empire from the Ashes.”
from the catalogue
Start with Mutineers' Moon →
Guardian of NightNovel
Tony Danielstandalone novel2012
Set in other star systems.
The Final ArchitectureSeries
series6 books2021
About space exploration, set in other star systems.
“Eighty years ago, Earth was destroyed by an alien 'Architect'.”
from the catalogue
Start with Shards of Earth →
JanissariesSeries
series4 books1979
About political intrigue and slavery, set in other star systems.
“Janissaries are an American series of military and political-based science fiction novels are set in an interstellar confederation of races, in which humans are a slave race entrusted with military affairs and law enforcement.”
from the catalogue
Start with Janissaries →
Hour of the HordeNovel
Gordon R. Dicksonstandalone novel1970
Science fiction and space opera, adventurous and tense in tone, about aliens and war, set in far future.
“Annihilating everything before it, a horde of monstrous space travellers were advancing through the stars.”
from the catalogue