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

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, Fleet School, Second Formic War

TeixcalaanSeries

series2 books2019

Space opera, reflective in tone, about political intrigue, set in other star systems.

“A Memory Called Empire and A Desolation Called Peace pair court intrigue with Mahit's conflicted, outsider fascination with an empire she can't help admiring.”
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Start with A Memory Called Empire →

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

EmbassytownNovel

China Miévillestandalone novel2011

First contact, about aliens and space colonization, set in other star systems.

“In the far future, humans have colonized a distant planet, home to the enigmatic Ariekei, sentient beings famed for a language unique in the universe, one that only a few altered human ambassadors can speak.”
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The Four Lords of the DiamondSeries

series4 books1981

completed

Space opera, set in other star systems.

“Each novel follows the same mission through a different one of the four worlds before the tetralogy's conclusion.”
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Start with Lilith: A Snake in the Grass →

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