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HonorverseUniverse
universe83 books1993
Science fiction and space opera, set in far future and space.
“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, Saganami Island, Worlds of Honor anthologies, Wages of Sin, Expanded Honorverse, Manticore Ascendant, Honor Harrington Universe short fiction, Star Kingdom (Honor Harrington)
The Saga of Seven Suns UniverseSeries
series16 books2002
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Start with Hidden Empire →
VattaUniverse
universe10 books2003
Science fiction and space opera, tense and adventurous in tone, set in far future and space.
“Get kicked out of the Academy and the family still hands you a ship.”
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Start with Trading in Danger →
includes Vatta's War, Vatta's Peace
Praxis UniverseSeries
series12 books2002
Science fiction and space opera, tense in tone, about political intrigue and war, set in far future and galactic scale.
Start with The Praxis →
Old Man's WarSeries
series16 books2005
Science fiction and space opera, adventurous in tone, about war, set in far future and space.
“Sign a document at 65, saying you intend to join up 10 years later.”
from the catalogue
Start with Old Man's War →
Familias RegnantUniverse
universe7 books1993
Science fiction and space opera, tense and adventurous in tone, about political intrigue and war, set in far future and space.
“A cashiered officer takes the only berth left to her — captain of a rich old woman's pleasure yacht — and finds that private luxury, in the Familias Regnant, is never far from treason, piracy, and a war the Fleet would rather not name.”
from the catalogue
Start with Once a Hero →
includes The Familias Regnant