More like Serenity

anchored on:science fictionspace operaspaceother star systemsfar futureadventurous+3 more

but

Narrow

DuneUniverse
universe78 books1963
Science fiction and space opera, about political intrigue, set in far future and 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 →
includes Dune, Dune Sequels, Dune Prequels, Heroes of Dune, Background of the Dune Universe
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, Mri Wars, Hanan Rebellion, The Hinder Stars, Unionside, Age of Exploration, Era of Rapprochement
VattaUniverse
universe10 books2003
Military science fiction.
“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
WolflingNovel
Gordon R. Dicksonstandalone novel1969
About aliens and class conflict.
“Jim was just another wolfling to Afuan - a lesser being from a backward colony world.”
from the catalogue
Tunnel in the SkyNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1955
About space exploration and coming of age.
“As the final test of a survivalist/explorer class, teenagers are dumped on an alien planet to use their skills while awaiting pickup.”
from the catalogue
HellholeSeries
series3 books2011
Science fiction and space opera, adventurous and tense in tone, about political intrigue, set in far future and space.
“Hellhole: Awakening and Hellhole: Inferno escalate both the political revolt and the planet's own hidden nature.”
from the catalogue
Start with Hellhole →