More like Call Him Lord

anchored on:science fictionfar futurespace operagalactic scalereflective

but

Narrow

This ImmortalSeries
series2 books1966
Post-apocalyptic, adventurous in tone, about immortality and aliens.
Start with This Immortal →
Childhood's EndNovel
Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1953
First contact, bittersweet in tone, about aliens, set in near future.
RadchaaiUniverse
universe11 books2012
About political intrigue and identity, set in other star systems and space.
“Civilization is what the Radch calls itself, and civilization is a courtesy extended at gunpoint.”
from the catalogue
Start with Ancillary Justice →
includes Imperial Radch
Downward to the EarthNovel
Robert Silverbergstandalone novel1969
About aliens and redemption, set in other star systems.
“On his return, he feels a new sense of kinship with the natives, perhaps more than for the Terran tourists.”
from the catalogue
Canopus in Argos: ArchivesSeries
series5 books1979
completed
About aliens.
“Canopus in Argos: Archives is a sequence of five science fiction novels by Nobel laureate author Doris Lessing, which portray a number of societies at different stages of development, over a great period of time.”
from the catalogue
Start with Re: Colonised Planet 5, Shikasta →
The Languages of PaoNovel
Jack Vancestandalone novel1958
About political intrigue and rebellion and revolution, set in other star systems.
“In the novel, the placid people from the planet Pao rely on other planets for technological innovations and manufactured goods and they do not resist when an invading force occupies the land and levies heavy taxes.”
from the catalogue