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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.”
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Start with Ender's Game →

includes Ender Wiggin, Ender's Shadow, First Formic War, Second Formic War, Fleet School

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.”
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Start with Heavy Time →

includes Age of Exploration, Era of Rapprochement, Hanan Rebellion, Unionside, Mri Wars, Company Wars, Chanur, The Hinder Stars

HainishSeries

series33 books1964

completed

Reflective in tone.

“The Hainish Cycle consists of a number of science fiction novels and stories by Ursula K. Le Guin.”
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Start with Rocannon's World →

Xenogenesis / Lilith's BroodSeries

series4 books1987

completed

First contact, about aliens and genetic engineering.

“aliens reproducing with humans. they are mixing genes with humans because humans have destroyed earth basically because nuclear war. because they are stupid. credit to katsoda26”
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Start with Dawn →

Lagoon / Binti UniverseSeries

series5 books2014

About aliens.

“In 2014 it was chosen as an honor list title for the James Tiptree Jr. Award.”
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Start with Lagoon →

The Locked TombSeries

series6 books2019

Science fantasy, about undead and found family.

“Tamsyn Muir's Gideon the Ninth follows Gideon Nav, an indentured swordswoman raised among nuns and skeletons in the Ninth House, who is drafted into a deadly imperial trial by Harrowhark, the necromancer she can't stand.”
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Start with Gideon the Ninth →

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