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Ender's GameUniverse
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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includes Ender Wiggin, First Formic War, Second Formic War, Ender's Shadow, Fleet School
This ImmortalSeries
series2 books1966
Post-apocalyptic, about immortality and colonialism, set in our world.
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Memoirs of a SpacewomanNovel
Naomi Mitchisonstandalone novel1962
About space exploration, set in other star systems.
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.”
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Start with Ringworld →
includes Ringworld, Man-Kzin Wars, Fleet of Worlds
Learning the WorldNovel
Ken MacLeodstandalone novel2005
First contact and space opera, set in other star systems.
“On the fringes, less modified humans get on with the job of settling a universe that has, so far, been empty of intelligent life.”
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Downward to the EarthNovel
Robert Silverbergstandalone novel1969
About redemption and colonialism, set in other star systems.
“On his return, he feels a new sense of kinship with the natives, perhaps more than for the Terran tourists.”
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