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HainishSeries

series33 books1964

completed

Science fiction, reflective in tone, set in far future and other star systems.

“The Hainish Cycle consists of a number of science fiction novels and stories by Ursula K. Le Guin.”
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Start with Rocannon's World →

RiverworldSeries

series37 books1965

About faith and religion.

“The Riverworld is an artificial, or heavily terraformed, planet where all humans who ever lived throughout history have been resurrected.”
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Start with River of Eternity →

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, Second Formic War, Fleet School

Kingdoms of the WallNovel

Robert Silverbergstandalone novel1992

About quests, set in mountains.

Last MenUniverse

universe21 books1930

Challenging in tone.

“Two billion years of human history, narrated at the speed of a geologist.”
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Start with Star Maker →

includes Star Maker, Last and First Men

DuneUniverse

universe78 books1963

Space opera, 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.”
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Start with Dune →

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

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