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ConquerorsSeries
series3 books1994
First contact, adventurous in tone, set in far future.
“Zahn alternates perspective between the human and alien chains of command, using the shifting viewpoints to slowly unpick why the conflict started in the first place.”
from the catalogue
Start with Conquerors' Pride →
StarplexNovel
Robert J. Sawyerstandalone novel1996
First contact, mysterious in tone, about space exploration, set in spaceship.
“For nearly twenty years Earth's space exploration had exploded outward, thanks to a series of mysterious, artificial wormholes.”
from the catalogue
PolityUniverse
universe72 books1992
Set in far future.
“The Quiet War is already over by the time you arrive.”
from the catalogue
Start with Shadow of the Scorpion →
includes Rise of the Jain, Transformation, Ian Cormac, Spatterjay, Time's Shadow
HonorverseUniverse
universe83 books1993
Set in far future.
“At the center stands one officer, Honor Harrington — captain, then something far larger — and the six-limbed empathic treecat who rides her shoulder.”
from the catalogue
Start with On Basilisk Station →
includes Honor Harrington, Expanded Honorverse, Saganami Island, Worlds of Honor anthologies, Wages of Sin, Manticore Ascendant, Honor Harrington Universe short fiction, Star Kingdom (Honor Harrington)
VattaUniverse
universe10 books2003
Adventurous in tone, set in far future.
“Get kicked out of the Academy and the family still hands you a ship.”
from the catalogue
Start with Trading in Danger →
includes Vatta's War, Vatta's Peace
Lokaran / The StarsSeries
series2 books2000
About rebellion and revolution and colonialism.
“When the Lokaran suddenly appeared in the skies of Earth, America was enjoying victory in the off-and-on war that had occupied most of the 20th century.”
from the catalogue
Start with Eagle Against the Stars →