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  • Cover of Rama
    RamaUniverse

    universe · 7 books · 1973

    Set in spaceship.

    “Something is falling through the solar system on a hyperbolic orbit, and it is not a comet.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Rendezvous with Rama →

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    includes Rama (2)

  • Cover of Foundation Universe
    FoundationUniverse

    universe · 123 books · 1940

    About robots, set in far future.

    “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 →

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

  • Cover of Starplex
    StarplexNovel

    Robert J. Sawyer · standalone novel · 1996

    Space opera, about space exploration and war, set in near future.

    “For nearly twenty years Earth's space exploration had exploded outward, thanks to a series of mysterious, artificial wormholes.”

    from the catalogue

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  • Cover of CoDominium
    CoDominiumUniverse

    universe · 98 books · 1971

    Military science fiction, set in other star systems and far future.

    “The body of work runs along a few hard threads rather than one line.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with The Mote in God's Eye →

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    includes Moties, Laurie Jo Hansen, Falkenberg's Legion, War World

  • Cover of Quadrail
    QuadrailSeries

    series · 5 books · 2005

    Space opera, set in far future.

    “Paired with the telepathically gifted Bayta, Compton investigates and fights the Modhri, a parasitic group-mind quietly seizing control of galactic leaders from within.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Night Train to Rigel →

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  • Cover of Embassytown
    EmbassytownNovel

    China Miéville · standalone novel · 2011

    About space colonization and identity, set in other star systems and far future.

    “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.”

    from the catalogue

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