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Xan-Sskarn WarSeries
series1 book2010
About revenge, set in other star systems.
“Under her petite exterior is a spine of solid steel and a disposition to laugh in the face of impending death.”
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Death's Head (David Gunn)Series
series3 books2007
Science fiction and military science fiction, dark and tense in tone, about war, set in far future and space.
“Set in a chillingly realistic far-future world, and featuring a gritty antihero even more frightening than the evil empire he serves as soldier and assassin, Death's Head is sure to be one of the most talked-about novels of the year.”
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Start with Death's Head →
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.”
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Start with Ringworld →
includes Man-Kzin Wars, Ringworld, Fleet of Worlds
Azean EmpireSeries
series2 books1987
About political intrigue.
“C. S. Friedman's Azean Empire novels are set in a distant-future conflict between two competing human societies, the Azeans and the Braxins, contesting interstellar dominance.”
from the catalogue
Start with In Conquest Born →
ArmorNovel
John Steakleystandalone novel1984
About madness, set in other star systems.
Sun EaterSeries
series36 books2018
Science fiction and space opera, dark in tone, about war, set in far future.
“The galaxy remembers him as a hero: the man who burned every last alien Cielcin from the sky.”
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Start with Empire of Silence →