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Old Man's WarSeries
series16 books2005
About war.
“Sign a document at 65, saying you intend to join up 10 years later.”
from the catalogue
Start with Old Man's War →
The TalentsUniverse
universe18 books1959
About psychic powers.
“Somewhere a Prime holds a Tower, gathers the gestalt of a generator's power, and flings a starship — or a single frightened child — across the light-years between worlds.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Rowan →
includes Tower and the Hive, Talents (Anne McCaffrey)
Fallen DragonNovel
Peter F. Hamiltonstandalone novel2001
Science fiction and space opera, adventurous in tone, about space colonization, set in far future and other star systems.
CoDominiumUniverse
universe98 books1971
Science fiction and military science fiction, set in other star systems and far future.
“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, War World, Laurie Jo Hansen, Falkenberg's Legion
UpliftUniverse
universe13 books1980
About uplift and aliens.
“No species, the Galactics insist, ever climbs to sapience alone.”
from the catalogue
Start with Sundiver →
includes Uplift Storm, Uplift
Ender's GameUniverse
universe39 books1977
Science fiction, set in far future.
“To beat your enemy you must first understand him so completely that you love him — and in the instant you love him, you destroy him.”
from the catalogue
Start with Ender's Game →
includes Ender Wiggin, Ender's Shadow, First Formic War, Second Formic War, Fleet School