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Space BeagleSeries
series5 books1939
completed
Adventurous in tone, about space exploration.
Start with Black Destroyer →
Alliance-UnionUniverse
universe173 books1976
Science fiction, set in far future.
“Around that spine cluster the merchanter novels of trader Families, the Faded Sun trilogy of human envoys among the martial alien Mri, and the Chanur books, narrated from the hierarchical, whiskered viewpoint of the hani.”
from the catalogue
Start with Heavy Time →
includes Chanur, Hanan Rebellion, Company Wars, Mri Wars, The Hinder Stars, Era of Rapprochement, Age of Exploration, Unionside
Pushing IceNovel
Alastair Reynoldsstandalone novel2005
Hard science fiction and first contact, about space exploration, set in other star systems.
CoDominiumUniverse
universe98 books1971
Military science fiction, set in other star systems.
“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 →
includes Moties, Laurie Jo Hansen, War World, Falkenberg's Legion
The Final ArchitectureSeries
series6 books2021
Adventurous in tone, about space exploration, set in other star systems.
“Eighty years ago, Earth was destroyed by an alien 'Architect'.”
from the catalogue
Start with Shards of Earth →
Known SpaceUniverse
universe142 books1964
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.”
from the catalogue
Start with Ringworld →
includes Man-Kzin Wars, Fleet of Worlds, Ringworld