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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.”
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Start with Heavy Time →

includes Company Wars, Unionside, Hanan Rebellion, Chanur, The Hinder Stars, Era of Rapprochement, Mri Wars, Age of Exploration

DuneUniverse

universe78 books1963

About political intrigue.

“The desert planet, where empire runs on a single substance: the spice melange, which folds space, prolongs life, and unlocks prescience, and which exists nowhere else in the known universe.”
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Start with Dune →

includes Dune, Dune Prequels, Heroes of Dune, Dune Sequels, Background of the Dune Universe

Cities in FlightSeries

series10 books1950

completed

Science fiction and space opera, about space colonization, set in far future and space.

“The stories cover roughly two thousand years, from the very near future to the end of the universe.”
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Start with They Shall Have Stars →

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.”
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Start with Ender's Game →

includes Ender Wiggin, Ender's Shadow, First Formic War, Second Formic War, Fleet School

ConfederationUniverse

universe19 books1991

Science fiction and space opera, set in far future and space.

“In the twenty-seventh century humanity has spilled across nearly nine hundred star systems and calls the loose weave that binds them the Confederation.”
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Start with The Reality Dysfunction →

includes Night's Dawn Trilogy, Confederation Universe Stories

Old Man's WarSeries

series16 books2005

Military science fiction, adventurous in tone.

“Sign a document at 65, saying you intend to join up 10 years later.”
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Start with Old Man's War →

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