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Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1955

Science fiction, about survival and space exploration.

“As the final test of a survivalist/explorer class, teenagers are dumped on an alien planet to use their skills while awaiting pickup.”
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Against a Dark BackgroundNovel

Iain M. Banksstandalone novel1993

Science fiction and space opera, about heist and magical artifacts.

SerenityverseUniverse

universe15 books2005

Science fiction and space opera.

“Half a galaxy terraformed, the war lost, and a Firefly-class transport called Serenity staying just far enough ahead of the Alliance to take the next job — legal if possible, which it generally is not.”
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Start with Big Damn Hero →

includes Firefly (original novels), Firefly

DuneUniverse

universe78 books1963

Science fiction and space opera, about political intrigue.

“The desert planet, where empire runs on a single substance: the spice melange, which folds space, prolongs life, and unlocks prescience, and which exists nowhere else in the known universe.”
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Start with Dune →

includes Dune, Dune Sequels, Dune Prequels, Heroes of Dune, Background of the Dune Universe

LiadenUniverse

universe133 books1988

Science fiction and space opera.

“Reckon carefully: in the Liaden Universe every kindness is a debt entered on the ledger, and every debt is balanced — sooner, or graciously.”
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Start with Agent of Change →

includes The Great Migration Duology, Agent of Change, Adventures in the Liaden Universe, Theo Waitley, Jethri Gobelyn, Liaden Universe short fiction, Splinter Universe Presents

Alliance-UnionUniverse

universe173 books1976

Science fiction.

“Around that spine cluster the merchanter novels of trader Families, the Faded Sun trilogy of human envoys among the martial alien Mri, and the Chanur books, narrated from the hierarchical, whiskered viewpoint of the hani.”
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Start with Heavy Time →

includes Company Wars, Chanur, Mri Wars, Era of Rapprochement, Hanan Rebellion, The Hinder Stars, Age of Exploration, Unionside

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