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

RamaUniverse

universe7 books1973

About aliens, set in space.

“Something is falling through the solar system on a hyperbolic orbit, and it is not a comet.”
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Start with Rendezvous with Rama →

includes Rama (2)

PandoraSeries

series4 books1966

About artificial intelligence, set in other star systems.

“The Pandora Sequence opens with Frank Herbert's solo novel Destination: Void, in which a starship crew must jury-rig a working artificial consciousness after their vessel's control systems fail.”
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Start with Destination: Void →

Cities in FlightSeries

series10 books1950

completed

Space opera, set in 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 →

CentaurusSeries

series4 books1947

completed

Set in generation ship.

“Assembled from linked stories written over nearly two decades, it carries van Vogt's characteristic rapid-fire plot turns and speculative concepts.”
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Start with Centaurus II →

Pax / AstraSeries

series2 books1954

completed

Adventurous in tone.

“Star Flight appears to be a later omnibus or reissue rather than a third original novel.”
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Start with The Stars Are Ours! →

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