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Alliance-UnionUniverse
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, The Hinder Stars, Chanur, Unionside, Hanan Rebellion, Mri Wars, Era of Rapprochement, Age of Exploration
2312Novel
Kim Stanley Robinsonstandalone novel2012
Reflective in tone, about genetic engineering and terraforming.
DuneUniverse
universe78 books1963
Space opera.
“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, Dune Sequels, Heroes of Dune, Background of the Dune Universe
The OutposterNovel
Gordon R. Dicksonstandalone novel1972
Space opera, about survival and class conflict.
“If your number came up, you joined the rest of the losers marked for exile from overcrowded Earth.”
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Imperial EarthNovel
Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1975
Reflective in tone, about cloning and space exploration, set in outer planets & moons.
“The plot follows the protagonist, Duncan Makenzie, on a trip to Earth from his home on Titan, in large part as a diplomatic visit to the U.S. for its quincentennial in 2276, but also to have a clone of himself produced.”
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The Moon Is a Harsh MistressNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1966
Adventurous in tone, about artificial intelligence and rebellion and revolution, set in the moon.