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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 Chanur, Mri Wars, Hanan Rebellion, Company Wars, The Hinder Stars, Age of Exploration, Era of Rapprochement, Unionside
Space BeagleSeries
series5 books1939
completed
About space exploration, set in space.
Start with Black Destroyer →
Slow Train to ArcturusNovel
Eric Flint & Dave Freerstandalone novel2008
First contact, set in space.
The Final ArchitectureSeries
series6 books2021
About war and space exploration, set in space.
“Eighty years ago, Earth was destroyed by an alien 'Architect'.”
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Start with Shards of Earth →
CoDominiumUniverse
universe98 books1971
Military science fiction.
“The body of work runs along a few hard threads rather than one line.”
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Start with The Mote in God's Eye →
includes Moties, Falkenberg's Legion, War World, Laurie Jo Hansen
The Dosadi ExperimentNovel
Frank Herbertstandalone novel1977
About political intrigue.
“Dosadi is rumored to be an experimental planet, and the experimenters are the froglike Gowachin, whose culture is founded upon a strange legal system in which McKie is the only human ever trained.”
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