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  • Cover of Forge of God
    Forge of GodSeries

    series · 2 books · 1987

    completed

    Dark in tone, about aliens and survival.

    “Earth faces destruction when an inscrutable and overwhelming alien form of life attacks.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with The Forge of God →

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  • 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 →

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

  • Cover of Against a Dark Background
    Against a Dark BackgroundNovel

    Iain M. Banks · standalone novel · 1993

    Space opera, about heist and magical artifacts, set in other star systems.

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  • 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 →

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    includes Vatta's War, Vatta's Peace

  • Cover of Radchaai Universe
    RadchaaiUniverse

    universe · 11 books · 2012

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

    “Civilization is what the Radch calls itself, and civilization is a courtesy extended at gunpoint.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Ancillary Justice →

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    includes Imperial Radch

  • Cover of Takeshi Kovacs
    Takeshi KovacsSeries

    series · 3 books · 2002

    Cyberpunk, dark in tone, about identity, set in other star systems.

    “Takeshi Kovacs is a former elite soldier turned freelance troubleshooter in a future where human consciousness can be digitized and transferred between bodies, or sleeves, making death an inconvenience for those who can afford new ones.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Altered Carbon →

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