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RadchaaiUniverse

universe11 books2012

Space opera, about political intrigue.

“Civilization is what the Radch calls itself, and civilization is a courtesy extended at gunpoint.”
from the catalogue

Start with Ancillary Justice →

includes Imperial Radch

HainishSeries

series33 books1964

completed

Science fiction, reflective in tone, set in far future and other star systems.

“The Hainish Cycle consists of a number of science fiction novels and stories by Ursula K. Le Guin.”
from the catalogue

Start with Rocannon's World →

The Man in the MazeNovel

Robert Silverbergstandalone novel1969

About psychic powers and loneliness.

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, Fleet School, Second Formic War

Against the Fall of NightSeries

series2 books1953

Science fiction, reflective in tone, about space exploration, set in far future and other star systems.

“Against the Fall of Night is Arthur C. Clarke's 1953 novel of a stagnant, climate-controlled city called Diaspar a billion years in Earth's future, where a young man named Alvin becomes the first in living memory to want to leave it.”
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Start with Against the Fall of Night →

Implied SpacesNovel

Walter Jon Williamsstandalone novel2008

Space opera, challenging in tone.

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