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Lost ColonySeries
series3 books1986
Science fiction and romance, emotional in tone, set in far future and other star systems.
“Krentz likened the novel to a historical romance set in another world, and its success inspired her to begin writing historical romances under the pseudonym Amanda Quick.”
from the catalogue
Start with Sweet Starfire →
Second Starfaring AgeSeries
series2 books1983
Science fiction and space opera, set in far future and space.
“The Void Captain's Tale takes place three or four thousand years in the future in an era called the Second Starfaring Age, a setting Spinrad revisited in the 1985 novel Child of Fortune.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Void Captain's Tale →
Lost Colony (Susan Grant)Series
series1 book2011
Adventurous in tone, about war.
“Young General Tao knows only one kind of honor, to his people.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Last Warrior →
Xeno RelationsSeries
series5 books2014
Adventurous in tone, about aliens and psychic powers.
Start with Alien Pets →
Anna Nestor-Sigrid / The AighorsSeries
series4 books1975
completed
Adventurous in tone, about aliens.
“Greg Bear wrote it as a standalone 1980 novel rather than the start of a series.”
from the catalogue
Start with Perihesperon →
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, Fleet School, Second Formic War