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HainishSeries

series33 books1964

completed

Science fiction, reflective in tone, set in far future and other star systems.

“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 →

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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Start with Ender's Game →

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

The Songs of Distant EarthNovel

Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1986

Hard science fiction, about survival and immigration and exile.

“Of all of his novels, Clarke stated that this was his favourite.”
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FoundationUniverse

universe123 books1940

About robots.

“There is a science that reads the future of quadrillions the way an astronomer reads the orbits of stars.”
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Start with Foundation →

includes Foundation, The Positronic Robot Stories, Second Foundation Trilogy, The Collected Fiction of Isaac Asimov, Trantorian Empire, Foundation (Original Stories)

The City and the StarsNovel

Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1956

About immortality.

AuroraNovel

Kim Stanley Robinsonstandalone novel2015

Hard science fiction, about artificial intelligence, set in spaceship and generation ship.

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