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UpliftUniverse
universe13 books1980
Space opera, adventurous in tone, about uplift.
“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 and space opera, adventurous in tone, about war.
“Sign a document at 65, saying you intend to join up 10 years later.”
from the catalogue
Start with Old Man's War →
Catteni SequenceSeries
series5 books1970
completed
Space opera, adventurous in tone, about slavery.
“The Catteni series is a tetralogy of science fiction novels by American writer Anne McCaffrey.”
from the catalogue
Start with Freedom's Landing →
Ender's GameUniverse
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.”
from the catalogue
Start with Ender's Game →
includes Ender Wiggin, First Formic War, Second Formic War, Ender's Shadow, Fleet School
StarstreamSeries
series2 books1989
completed
Space opera, tense in tone.
“The two were published within a year of each other under the same author.”
from the catalogue
Start with From a Changeling Star →
Known SpaceUniverse
universe142 books1964
Science fiction, about aliens, set in far future and space.
“Give a clever species a few centuries and a working fusion drive, and it will fill the sky with problems.”
from the catalogue
Start with Ringworld →
includes Ringworld, Man-Kzin Wars, Fleet of Worlds