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CoDominiumUniverse
universe98 books1971
Military science fiction.
“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
HeecheeSeries
series19 books1972
completed
About space exploration.
“The Heechee are an advanced alien race that visited the Solar System hundreds of millennia ago and then mysteriously disappeared.”
from the catalogue
Start with Gateway →
EmbassytownNovel
China Miévillestandalone novel2011
Challenging in tone, about identity and political intrigue.
“In the far future, humans have colonized a distant planet, home to the enigmatic Ariekei, sentient beings famed for a language unique in the universe, one that only a few altered human ambassadors can speak.”
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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.”
from the catalogue
Start with Heavy Time →
includes Chanur, Hanan Rebellion, Mri Wars, Company Wars, The Hinder Stars, Age of Exploration, Era of Rapprochement, Unionside
Pushing IceNovel
Alastair Reynoldsstandalone novel2005
Hard science fiction, about space exploration, set in spaceship.
The Kassa GambitNovel
M. C. Planckstandalone novel2013
Adventurous in tone.
“Under the governance of the League, our endless need for resources has driven us to colonize hundreds of planets, all of them devoid of other sentient life.”
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