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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 →

House of SunsSeries

series3 books2005

Set in galactic scale.

“Alastair Reynolds set the novel in the same loose future history as his earlier novella Thousandth Night, reusing some characters without trying to keep the two stories in strict continuity.”
from the catalogue

Start with Thousandth Night →

Neverness UniverseSeries

series6 books1985

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

Start with Shanidar →

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.”
from the catalogue

Start with Dune →

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

FoundationUniverse

universe123 books1940

About robots.

“There is a science that reads the future of quadrillions the way an astronomer reads the orbits of stars.”
from the catalogue

Start with Foundation →

includes Foundation, The Positronic Robot Stories, Trantorian Empire, The Collected Fiction of Isaac Asimov, Second Foundation Trilogy, Foundation (Original Stories)

The City and the StarsNovel

Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1956

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

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