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Forever WarSeries
series10 books1972
Science fiction and military science fiction, set in far future and space.
Start with Hero →
PandoraSeries
series4 books1966
About artificial intelligence.
“The Pandora Sequence opens with Frank Herbert's solo novel Destination: Void, in which a starship crew must jury-rig a working artificial consciousness after their vessel's control systems fail.”
from the catalogue
Start with Destination: Void →
Berserker (Fred Saberhagen)Series
series59 books1963
Space opera, about robots and artificial intelligence.
Start with Berserker →
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 Company Wars, Hanan Rebellion, Unionside, Era of Rapprochement, Chanur, Mri Wars, Age of Exploration, The Hinder Stars
Xan-Sskarn WarSeries
series1 book2010
Space opera, about revenge.
“Under her petite exterior is a spine of solid steel and a disposition to laugh in the face of impending death.”
from the catalogue
Start with Ragnarok →
West of the SunNovel
Edgar Pangbornstandalone novel1953
Adventurous in tone.
“West of the Sun ... on the dangerous planet Lucifer.”
from the catalogue