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CoDominiumUniverse
universe98 books1971
Military science fiction, set in other star systems.
“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 →
includes Moties, Laurie Jo Hansen, War World, Falkenberg's Legion
Pushing IceNovel
Alastair Reynoldsstandalone novel2005
Hard science fiction, about survival, set in spaceship and other star systems.
Known SpaceUniverse
universe142 books1964
Set in other star systems.
“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 →
includes Man-Kzin Wars, Ringworld, Fleet of Worlds
Space BeagleSeries
series5 books1939
completed
Space opera, adventurous in tone, set in spaceship.
Start with Black Destroyer →
FractalverseSeries
series2 books2020
Space opera, about survival, set in other star systems.
“Fractal Noise, a parallel entry, follows a separate crew investigating a mysterious signal-emitting structure on another world within the same universe.”
from the catalogue
Start with Fractal Noise →
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.”
from the catalogue
Start with Heavy Time →
includes Chanur, Hanan Rebellion, Mri Wars, Company Wars, Era of Rapprochement, Age of Exploration, The Hinder Stars, Unionside