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universe83 books1993
Military science fiction, set in other star systems.
“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 Honor Harrington, Saganami Island, Expanded Honorverse, Worlds of Honor anthologies, Wages of Sin, Manticore Ascendant, Honor Harrington Universe short fiction, Star Kingdom (Honor Harrington)
Red RisingSeries
series13 books2014
Dystopia, about class conflict.
“Pierce Brown's Red Rising follows Darrow, a lowborn 'Red' miner on a colonized Mars who discovers his caste's suffering is a lie sustained by the ruling Gold elite, and infiltrates their ranks to destroy the system from within.”
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Start with Red Rising →
DuneUniverse
universe78 books1963
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.”
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Start with Dune →
includes Dune, Dune Prequels, Heroes of Dune, Dune Sequels, Background of the Dune Universe
VattaUniverse
universe10 books2003
Military science fiction, adventurous in tone, set in other star systems.
“Get kicked out of the Academy and the family still hands you a ship.”
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Start with Trading in Danger →
includes Vatta's War, Vatta's Peace
The GapSeries
series5 books1990
About aliens.
“Here, Donaldson gave a loose retelling of Wagner's Ring cycle.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Gap Into Conflict: The Real Story →
The Sardonyx NetNovel
Elizabeth A. Lynnstandalone novel1981
About slavery, set in other star systems.
“The slave trade is the most lucrative business on Chabad.”
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