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The Saga of Seven Suns UniverseSeries
series16 books2002
Adventurous in tone.
Start with Hidden Empire →
Azean EmpireSeries
series2 books1987
Science fiction and space opera, tense and dark in tone, about war and political intrigue, set in far future.
“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 →
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.”
from the catalogue
Start with Ragnarok →
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.”
from the catalogue
Start with Death's Head →
HonorverseUniverse
universe83 books1993
Set in other star systems.
“At the center stands one officer, Honor Harrington — captain, then something far larger — and the six-limbed empathic treecat who rides her shoulder.”
from the catalogue
Start with On Basilisk Station →
includes Honor Harrington, Expanded Honorverse, Saganami Island, Worlds of Honor anthologies, Wages of Sin, Manticore Ascendant, Honor Harrington Universe short fiction, Star Kingdom (Honor Harrington)
ConquerorsSeries
series3 books1994
First contact, adventurous in tone, set in other star systems.
“Zahn alternates perspective between the human and alien chains of command, using the shifting viewpoints to slowly unpick why the conflict started in the first place.”
from the catalogue
Start with Conquerors' Pride →