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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.”
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Start with Heavy Time →

includes Company Wars, Hanan Rebellion, Chanur, Mri Wars, Era of Rapprochement, Age of Exploration, Unionside, The Hinder Stars

VattaUniverse

universe10 books2003

Adventurous in tone, set in other star systems.

“Get kicked out of the Academy and the family still hands you a ship.”
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Start with Trading in Danger →

includes Vatta's War, Vatta's Peace

Known SpaceUniverse

universe142 books1964

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.”
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Start with Ringworld →

includes Man-Kzin Wars, Ringworld, Fleet of Worlds

Central ControlSeries

series2 books1953

completed

Adventurous in tone, set in other star systems.

“Andre Norton's Central Control novels are a loose future history that sketches the rise of a galactic empire through events echoing Norton's own reading of Terran history rather than following one continuing cast.”
from the catalogue

Start with Star Rangers →

HaloUniverse

universe70 books2001

Set in other star systems.

“The shelf grows out of a 2001 video game, but it reads as its own body of military science fiction, built by many hands.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Fall of Reach →

includes Halo

ProvidenceNovel

Max Barrystandalone novel2020

About aliens, set in spaceship.

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