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Golden FleeceNovel
Robert J. Sawyerstandalone novel1990
Tense in tone.
“Controlled by a monumental computer named Jason, the Argo proceeds flawlessly... until death strikes its sleek decks with sudden and mysterious precision.”
from the catalogue
RadchaaiUniverse
universe11 books2012
About political intrigue and identity.
“Civilization is what the Radch calls itself, and civilization is a courtesy extended at gunpoint.”
from the catalogue
Start with Ancillary Justice →
includes Imperial Radch
Far from the Light of HeavenNovel
Tade Thompsonstandalone novel2021
Tense in tone.
TeixcalaanSeries
series2 books2019
Tense in tone, about political intrigue and identity.
“A Memory Called Empire and A Desolation Called Peace pair court intrigue with Mahit's conflicted, outsider fascination with an empire she can't help admiring.”
from the catalogue
Start with A Memory Called Empire →
The CultureUniverse
universe21 books1987
Set in galactic scale.
“No money, no laws, no hunger, no death you didn't choose; a galaxy-spanning anarchy of humans and drones administered, gently and with enormous irony, by superintelligent Minds who name their warships things like *Frank Exchange Of Views*.”
from the catalogue
Start with Consider Phlebas →
includes Culture
Implied SpacesNovel
Walter Jon Williamsstandalone novel2008
Challenging in tone, about virtual reality.