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VorkosiganUniverse
universe27 books1986
Set in other star systems.
“Beyond his backwater lies the wormhole nexus: a scatter of human worlds strung along unstable jump-routes, where a blood-and-honor warrior aristocracy, a coolly egalitarian utopia, and a hundred lesser polities trade, spy, and go to war.”
from the catalogue
Start with Shards of Honor →
includes Cordelia Vorkosigan, Miles Vorkosigan, Quaddies
Flowers for AlgernonNovel
Daniel Keyesstandalone novel1966
About genetic engineering, set in north america and contemporary.
“A man with a low IQ becomes the subject of an experimental medical procedure which raises his IQ well over genius level.”
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Sensitive SoulsSeries
series1 book2023
Dark in tone, about cloning and survival, set in space.
Start with Second Skin →
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.”
from the catalogue
Start with Ender's Game →
includes Ender Wiggin, Ender's Shadow, First Formic War, Fleet School, Second Formic War
The Time Traveler's WifeNovel
Audrey Niffeneggerstandalone novel2003
Time travel and romance, set in our world and contemporary.
“Niffenegger, who was frustrated with love when she began the novel, wrote the story as a metaphor for her failed relationships.”
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SparrowSeries
series2 books1996
About aliens and faith and religion, set in other star systems and near future.
“The title refers to Gospel of Matthew 10:29–31, which relates that not even a sparrow falls to the earth without God's knowledge thereof.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Sparrow →