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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.”
from the catalogue
Start with Foundation →
includes Trantorian Empire, The Collected Fiction of Isaac Asimov, Foundation, Second Foundation Trilogy, The Positronic Robot Stories, Foundation (Original Stories)
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.”
from the catalogue
Start with Heavy Time →
includes Chanur, Company Wars, The Hinder Stars, Mri Wars, Unionside, Hanan Rebellion, Era of Rapprochement, Age of Exploration
Citizen of the GalaxyNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1957
About coming of age and identity.
“On a planet far distant from Earth, a lame beggar buys a young boy slave who has forgotten his origins.”
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VattaUniverse
universe10 books2003
Military science fiction, tense in tone.
“Get kicked out of the Academy and the family still hands you a ship.”
from the catalogue
Start with Trading in Danger →
includes Vatta's War, Vatta's Peace
Imperial GalaxySeries
series2 books2012
About coming of age and identity.
“Garth Nix's A Confusion of Princes follows Khemri through the empire's ruthless military, its secret intelligence service, and a deadly, decades-long competition to determine who might one day take the throne.”
from the catalogue
Start with A Confusion of Princes →
Pattern for ConquestNovel
George O. Smithstandalone novel1949
About space colonization.