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Alliance-UnionUniverse
universe173 books1976
Science fiction, set in far future.
“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, Hanan Rebellion, Age of Exploration, The Hinder Stars, Era of Rapprochement, Unionside
Space BeagleSeries
series5 books1939
completed
About aliens and space exploration.
Start with Black Destroyer →
Cities in FlightSeries
series10 books1950
completed
About space colonization.
“The stories cover roughly two thousand years, from the very near future to the end of the universe.”
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Start with They Shall Have Stars →
Berserker (Fred Saberhagen)Series
series59 books1963
About robots and artificial intelligence, set in other star systems.
Start with Berserker →
The Stars My DestinationNovel
Alfred Besterstandalone novel1956
Dark in tone, about revenge and identity, set in other star systems.
WolflingNovel
Gordon R. Dicksonstandalone novel1969
About aliens and political intrigue, set in other star systems.
“Jim was just another wolfling to Afuan - a lesser being from a backward colony world.”
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