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series11 books1895

“The greatest science fiction stories of all time chosen by the members of the Science Fiction Writers of America.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One →

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

HeecheeSeries

series19 books1972

completed

Space opera, about aliens and space exploration, set in other star systems.

“The Heechee are an advanced alien race that visited the Solar System hundreds of millennia ago and then mysteriously disappeared.”
from the catalogue

Start with Gateway →

Heaven Chronicles / Zones of ThoughtSeries

series8 books1976

Space opera.

Start with The Outcasts of Heaven Belt →

The CultureUniverse

universe21 books1987

Space opera, set in galactic scale.

“No money, no laws, no hunger, no death you didn't choose; a galaxy-spanning anarchy of humans and drones administered, gently and with enormous irony, by superintelligent Minds who name their warships things like *Frank Exchange Of Views*.”
from the catalogue

Start with Consider Phlebas →

includes Culture

PolityUniverse

universe72 books1992

Space opera, set in other star systems.

“The Quiet War is already over by the time you arrive.”
from the catalogue

Start with Shadow of the Scorpion →

includes Spatterjay, Ian Cormac, Time's Shadow, Rise of the Jain, Transformation

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