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universe21 books1987

Science fiction and space opera, about artificial intelligence, set in galactic scale and far future.

“No money, no laws, no hunger, no death you didn't choose; a galaxy-spanning anarchy of humans and drones administered, gently and with enormous irony, by superintelligent Minds who name their warships things like *Frank Exchange Of Views*.”
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Start with Consider Phlebas →

includes Culture

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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Start with Dune →

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

Fifth ImperiumSeries

series3 books1991

Tense in tone, about aliens and war, set in space.

“The three novels were later collected as the omnibus Empire from the Ashes.”
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Start with Mutineers' Moon →

Singularity SkySeries

series2 books2003

Tense in tone, about technological singularity, set in space and other star systems.

“Charles Stross uses the setup for a mix of space opera, economics, and diplomatic intrigue.”
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Start with Singularity Sky →

Jean le FlambeurSeries

series3 books2010

Hard science fiction, about virtual reality, set in space and other star systems.

“Jean le Flambeur is a master thief broken out of a virtual prison to pull off one more impossible heist, in a solar system reshaped by uploaded minds, post-human factions, and economies built on memory and privacy themselves.”
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Start with The Quantum Thief →

IliumSeries

series2 books2003

completed

About gods and war.

“The events are set in motion by beings who appear to be ancient Greek gods.”
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Start with Ilium →

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