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PolityUniverse

universe72 books1992

Set in other star systems.

“The Quiet War is already over by the time you arrive.”
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Start with Shadow of the Scorpion →

includes Transformation, Ian Cormac, Spatterjay, Rise of the Jain, Time's Shadow

The Finder ChroniclesSeries

series4 books2019

Adventurous in tone.

“Fergus Ferguson has been called a lot of names: thief, con artist, repo man.”
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Start with Finder →

BirthrightUniverse

universe48 books1981

Set in other star systems.

“Around that spine turns a shelf of sub-cycles, sorted along the ages the race passes through as it rises and falls — Republic, Democracy, Oligarchy, Monarchy, Anarchy.”
from the catalogue

Start with Santiago: A Myth of the Far Future →

includes Oracle, Widowmaker, Far Future History, Starship (Resnick), Dead Enders, Chronicles of Distant Worlds, Tales of the Velvet Comet, Tales of the Galactic Midway

RamaUniverse

universe7 books1973

About aliens.

“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)

DuneUniverse

universe78 books1963

About political intrigue, set in other star systems.

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

StarflightSeries

series2 books2016

Adventurous in tone.

“Life in the outer realm is a lawless, dirty, hard existence, and Solara Brooks is hungry for it.”
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Start with Starflight →

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