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series3 books1991

completed

Adventurous in tone, set in other star systems.

universe39 books1977

Science fiction, set in far future.

“To beat your enemy you must first understand him so completely that you love him — and in the instant you love him, you destroy him.”
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Start with Ender's Game →

includes Ender Wiggin, Ender's Shadow, Fleet School, First Formic War, Second Formic War

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

Earth GirlUniverse

universe22 books2012

Science fiction, set in far future.

“One baby in a thousand is born wrong for the stars — an immune system that fails the instant it leaves Earth's air.”
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Start with Earth Girl →

includes Jarra / Earth Girl, Earth Girl: EGN, Drago Tell Dramis, The Earth Girl Aftermath Stories, Exodus / Scavenger Exodus, Earth Girl Prequel short fiction

UpliftUniverse

universe13 books1980

Adventurous in tone, about uplift and aliens, set in other star systems.

“No species, the Galactics insist, ever climbs to sapience alone.”
from the catalogue

Start with Sundiver →

includes Uplift Storm, Uplift

Old Man's WarSeries

series16 books2005

Military science fiction, adventurous in tone, about war, set in other star systems.

“Sign a document at 65, saying you intend to join up 10 years later.”
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Start with Old Man's War →

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