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CoDominiumUniverse
universe98 books1971
Science fiction and military science fiction, set in far future and other star systems.
“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, Falkenberg's Legion, War World, Laurie Jo Hansen
Known SpaceUniverse
universe142 books1964
Science fiction, about aliens, set in far future and space.
“Give a clever species a few centuries and a working fusion drive, and it will fill the sky with problems.”
from the catalogue
Start with Ringworld →
includes Man-Kzin Wars, Fleet of Worlds, Ringworld
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
Heaven Chronicles / Zones of ThoughtSeries
series8 books1976
Science fiction and space opera, set in far future and space.
Start with The Outcasts of Heaven Belt →
ThistledownSeries
series5 books1978
completed
Hard science fiction.
Start with The Wind from a Burning Woman →
UpliftUniverse
universe13 books1980
Adventurous in tone, about uplift.
“No species, the Galactics insist, ever climbs to sapience alone.”
from the catalogue
Start with Sundiver →
includes Uplift, Uplift Storm