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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

PolityUniverse

universe72 books1992

Space opera, set in other star systems.

“The Quiet War is already over by the time you arrive.”
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Start with Shadow of the Scorpion →

includes Ian Cormac, Transformation, Rise of the Jain, Spatterjay, Time's Shadow

DuneUniverse

universe78 books1963

Space opera, 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 Prequels, Dune, Dune Sequels, Heroes of Dune, Background of the Dune Universe

Ocean / Galactic CenterSeries

series12 books1972

Hard science fiction, about aliens.

“For some time now, Earth has been heavily influenced by the aliens, who have conquered the oceans, sinking a lot of the ships, making that kind of transportation of goods impossible.”
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Start with In the Ocean of Night →

Berserker (Fred Saberhagen)Series

series59 books1963

Space opera, about robots and war, set in other star systems.

Start with Berserker →

The CultureUniverse

universe21 books1987

Space opera, set in galactic scale.

“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

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