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  • Cover of CoDominium
    CoDominiumUniverse

    universe · 98 books · 1971

    Military science fiction.

    “The body of work runs along a few hard threads rather than one line.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with The Mote in God's Eye →

    similar byscience fictionfar futureother star systems+3 more

    includes Moties, Laurie Jo Hansen, Falkenberg's Legion, War World

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    ThistledownSeries

    series · 5 books · 1978

    completed

    Hard science fiction.

    Start with The Wind from a Burning Woman →

    similar byfar futurespacescience fictionspace exploration+6 more

  • Cover of Known Space
    Known SpaceUniverse

    universe · 142 books · 1964

    Science fiction, about aliens, set in far future and space.

    “Give a clever species a few centuries and a working fusion drive, and it will fill the sky with problems.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Ringworld →

    similar byfar futurespacescience fictionaliensother star systems+5 more

    includes Fleet of Worlds, Ringworld, Man-Kzin Wars

  • Cover of Foundation Universe
    FoundationUniverse

    universe · 123 books · 1940

    About robots.

    “There is a science that reads the future of quadrillions the way an astronomer reads the orbits of stars.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Foundation →

    similar byscience fictionfar future+2 more

    includes Trantorian Empire, Foundation, The Collected Fiction of Isaac Asimov, Second Foundation Trilogy, The Positronic Robot Stories, Foundation (Original Stories)

  • Cover of Commonwealth Universe
    CommonwealthUniverse

    universe · 12 books · 2002

    Science fiction and space opera, set in far future.

    “Step aboard the train at the Second Chance terminal and ride the wormhole to another star.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with The Dreaming Void →

    similar byfar futurescience fictionspace opera+6 more

    includes Commonwealth Saga, Void Trilogy, Chronicle of the Fallers

  • Cover of Dune Universe
    DuneUniverse

    universe · 78 books · 1963

    Science fiction and space opera, about political intrigue, set in far future and 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 →

    similar byfar futurepolitical intriguescience fictionspace operaother star systems+1 more

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