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series15 books2011

Fairy tale retelling, about political intrigue.

“Set in a futuristic world inhabited by various species and creatures, tensions are rising between Earth and its former colony Luna, while both attempt to manage an ongoing pandemic.”
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Start with Fairest: Levana's Story →

HonorverseUniverse

universe83 books1993

Military science fiction, set in space.

“At the center stands one officer, Honor Harrington — captain, then something far larger — and the six-limbed empathic treecat who rides her shoulder.”
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Start with On Basilisk Station →

includes Star Kingdom (Honor Harrington), Saganami Island, Wages of Sin, Honor Harrington, Manticore Ascendant, Honor Harrington Universe short fiction, Worlds of Honor anthologies, Expanded Honorverse

UnstoppableSeries

series4 books2021

About aliens, set in space.

Start with Victories Greater Than Death →

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.”
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Start with Dune →

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

AcornaUniverse

universe16 books1997

Science fantasy, about aliens, set in space.

“A silver-horned child drifts alone in an escape pod, and three grizzled asteroid miners haul her aboard, not yet knowing they have adopted a legend.”
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Start with Acorna: The Unicorn Girl →

includes Acorna's Children

The Languages of PaoNovel

Jack Vancestandalone novel1958

Reflective in tone, about political intrigue and colonialism.

“In the novel, the placid people from the planet Pao rely on other planets for technological innovations and manufactured goods and they do not resist when an invading force occupies the land and levies heavy taxes.”
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