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

Bio of a Space TyrantSeries

series6 books1983

Space opera, dark in tone, about political intrigue.

“Teenager Hope Hubris and his family flee the Jupiter moon Callisto after their home becomes unlivable, joining a crowded convoy of refugees crammed into a barely spaceworthy 'bubble' bound for the gas giant's cloud cities.”
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Start with Refugee →

RamaUniverse

universe7 books1973

About aliens, set in spaceship.

“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)

The OutposterNovel

Gordon R. Dicksonstandalone novel1972

Space opera, about survival, set in other star systems.

“If your number came up, you joined the rest of the losers marked for exile from overcrowded Earth.”
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FoundationUniverse

universe123 books1940

About robots.

“There is a science that reads the future of quadrillions the way an astronomer reads the orbits of stars.”
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Start with Foundation →

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

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

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