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Azean EmpireSeries
series2 books1987
Science fiction and space opera.
“C. S. Friedman's Azean Empire novels are set in a distant-future conflict between two competing human societies, the Azeans and the Braxins, contesting interstellar dominance.”
from the catalogue
Start with In Conquest Born →
Death's Head (David Gunn)Series
series3 books2007
Science fiction and space opera, set in space.
“Set in a chillingly realistic far-future world, and featuring a gritty antihero even more frightening than the evil empire he serves as soldier and assassin, Death's Head is sure to be one of the most talked-about novels of the year.”
from the catalogue
Start with Death's Head →
HonorverseUniverse
universe83 books1993
Science fiction and space opera, set in other star systems and space.
“At the center stands one officer, Honor Harrington — captain, then something far larger — and the six-limbed empathic treecat who rides her shoulder.”
from the catalogue
Start with On Basilisk Station →
includes Expanded Honorverse, Honor Harrington, Saganami Island, Worlds of Honor anthologies, Wages of Sin, Manticore Ascendant, Honor Harrington Universe short fiction, Star Kingdom (Honor Harrington)
The Machineries of EmpireSeries
series10 books2012
Science fiction and space opera.
“Captain Kel Cheris of the hexarchate is disgraced for using unconventional methods in a battle against heretics.”
from the catalogue
Start with Ninefox Gambit →
ArmorNovel
John Steakleystandalone novel1984
Science fiction, about aliens and madness, set in other star systems.
Xan-Sskarn WarSeries
series1 book2010
Science fiction and space opera, about aliens, set in space.
“Under her petite exterior is a spine of solid steel and a disposition to laugh in the face of impending death.”
from the catalogue
Start with Ragnarok →