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Survey ShipNovel
Marion Zimmer Bradleystandalone novel1980
About space exploration and survival.
“WorldCat: Six of Earth's finest young people, perfect in mind and body, have been trained from the cradle for one task--to brave the infinite dangers of space, to find new homes for Man.”
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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.”
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includes Dune, Dune Sequels, Heroes of Dune, Dune Prequels, Background of the Dune Universe
The GapSeries
series5 books1990
Dark in tone, about political intrigue and aliens.
“Here, Donaldson gave a loose retelling of Wagner's Ring cycle.”
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Start with The Gap Into Conflict: The Real Story →
Prince of SunsetSeries
series2 books1998
About political intrigue and rebellion and revolution.
“Afterwards Basil Castellan was always certain that it had all begun the day he'd be rescued by the dragon.”
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Mistworld UniverseSeries
series12 books1992
About war, set in galactic scale.
Start with Mistworld →
Known SpaceUniverse
universe142 books1964
About aliens, set in other star systems.
“Give a clever species a few centuries and a working fusion drive, and it will fill the sky with problems.”
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Start with Ringworld →
includes Fleet of Worlds, Ringworld, Man-Kzin Wars