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  • Cover of CoDominium
    CoDominiumUniverse

    universe · 98 books · 1971

    Military science fiction.

    “The body of work runs along a few hard threads rather than one line.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with The Mote in God's Eye →

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    includes Moties, Laurie Jo Hansen, Falkenberg's Legion, War World

  • Cover of Citizen of the Galaxy
    Citizen of the GalaxyNovel

    Robert A. Heinlein · standalone novel · 1957

    About coming of age and identity.

    “On a planet far distant from Earth, a lame beggar buys a young boy slave who has forgotten his origins.”

    from the catalogue

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  • Cover of Foundation Universe
    FoundationUniverse

    universe · 123 books · 1940

    About robots.

    “There is a science that reads the future of quadrillions the way an astronomer reads the orbits of stars.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Foundation →

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    includes Trantorian Empire, Foundation, The Positronic Robot Stories, Second Foundation Trilogy, The Collected Fiction of Isaac Asimov, Foundation (Original Stories)

  • Cover of Dune Universe
    DuneUniverse

    universe · 78 books · 1963

    Science fiction and space opera, about political intrigue, set in far future and other star systems.

    “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.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Dune →

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

  • Cover of The Avatar
    The AvatarNovel

    Poul Anderson · standalone novel · 1978

    Mysterious in tone, about aliens.

    “With the aid of the political opposition, they escape and journey through the portal in search of knowledge, and perhaps even to meet those who created the portal system.”

    from the catalogue

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  • Cover of Known Space
    Known SpaceUniverse

    universe · 142 books · 1964

    About aliens.

    “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 →

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    includes Ringworld, Fleet of Worlds, Man-Kzin Wars