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

VattaUniverse

universe10 books2003

Military science fiction, tense in tone.

“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

StenSeries

series11 books1982

completed

Military science fiction, about war and political intrigue.

“The Sten Chronicles, also called The Sten Adventures, are a series of eight military science fiction and space opera novels by Chris Bunch and Allan Cole published from 1982 to 1993.”
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Start with Sten →

Arcot, Morey and WadeSeries

series7 books1930

completed

About space exploration and aliens.

“The books follow the same trio of scientist-adventurers through escalating, gadget-driven space adventures typical of early Golden Age SF, continuing through Islands of Space and Invaders from the Infinite.”
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Start with The Black Star Passes →

RevengerSeries

series3 books2016

Science fiction and space opera, adventurous in tone, about pirates, set in far future and space.

Start with Revenger →

KarresSeries

series5 books1949

Science fantasy.

“Schmitz never wrote a follow-up himself, but the story was continued decades later by other hands — The Wizard of Karres, The Sorceress of Karres, The Shaman of Karres — carrying Captain Pausert and the Karres witches forward.”
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Start with The Witches of Karres →

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