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VattaUniverse
universe10 books2003
Military science fiction.
“Get kicked out of the Academy and the family still hands you a ship.”
from the catalogue
Start with Trading in Danger →
includes Vatta's War, Vatta's Peace
Against a Dark BackgroundNovel
Iain M. Banksstandalone novel1993
About heist and magical artifacts.
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
CoDominiumUniverse
universe98 books1971
Military science fiction.
“The body of work runs along a few hard threads rather than one line.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Mote in God's Eye →
includes Moties, Falkenberg's Legion, War World, Laurie Jo Hansen
PolityUniverse
universe72 books1992
Space opera and science fiction, set in far future and other star systems.
“The Quiet War is already over by the time you arrive.”
from the catalogue
Start with Shadow of the Scorpion →
includes Transformation, Ian Cormac, Spatterjay, Rise of the Jain, Time's Shadow
Last LegionarySeries
series5 books1979
completed
About last of their kind.
“Douglas Hill's Last Legionary quartet follows Keill Randor, the sole survivor of the Morosians after his people are wiped out by a mysterious tyrant known as the Warlord.”
from the catalogue
Start with Galactic Warlord →