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  • Cover of Dune Universe
    DuneUniverse

    universe · 78 books · 1963

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

    “The desert planet, where empire runs on a single substance: the spice melange, which folds space, prolongs life, and unlocks prescience, and which exists nowhere else in the known universe.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Dune →

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    includes Dune, Dune Prequels, Dune Sequels, Heroes of Dune, Background of the Dune Universe

  • Cover of Foundation Universe
    FoundationUniverse

    universe · 123 books · 1940

    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 →

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

  • Cover of Ender's Game Universe
    Ender's GameUniverse

    universe · 39 books · 1977

    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.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Ender's Game →

    similar byscience fictionfar future+3 more

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

  • Cover of Vatta
    VattaUniverse

    universe · 10 books · 2003

    Space opera and military science fiction, adventurous in tone, set in other star systems.

    “Get kicked out of the Academy and the family still hands you a ship.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Trading in Danger →

    similar byscience fictiontensespacefar future+2 more

    includes Vatta's War, Vatta's Peace

  • Cover of Known Space
    Known SpaceUniverse

    universe · 142 books · 1964

    About aliens, set in other star systems.

    “Give a clever species a few centuries and a working fusion drive, and it will fill the sky with problems.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Ringworld →

    similar byscience fictionspacefar future+2 more

    includes Man-Kzin Wars, Ringworld, Fleet of Worlds

  • Cover of Polity
    PolityUniverse

    universe · 72 books · 1992

    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 →

    similar byscience fictionfar future+2 more

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