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Forge of GodSeries
series2 books1987
completed
Science fiction, dark and tense in tone, about aliens and survival.
“Earth faces destruction when an inscrutable and overwhelming alien form of life attacks.”
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Start with The Forge of God →
Space BeagleSeries
series5 books1939
completed
Space opera, adventurous in tone, about space exploration.
Start with Black Destroyer →
Pushing IceNovel
Alastair Reynoldsstandalone novel2005
Hard science fiction and first contact, about space exploration, set in other star systems.
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.”
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Start with Heavy Time →
includes Chanur, Hanan Rebellion, Company Wars, Mri Wars, Age of Exploration, Era of Rapprochement, The Hinder Stars, Unionside
The GapSeries
series5 books1990
Space opera, about political intrigue.
“Here, Donaldson gave a loose retelling of Wagner's Ring cycle.”
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Start with The Gap Into Conflict: The Real Story →
The Dosadi ExperimentNovel
Frank Herbertstandalone novel1977
Space opera, about political intrigue, set in other star systems.
“Dosadi is rumored to be an experimental planet, and the experimenters are the froglike Gowachin, whose culture is founded upon a strange legal system in which McKie is the only human ever trained.”
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