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ArmorNovel
John Steakleystandalone novel1984
About aliens and madness.
DuneUniverse
universe78 books1963
Space opera, about political intrigue.
“The desert planet, where empire runs on a single substance: the spice melange, which folds space, prolongs life, and unlocks prescience, and which exists nowhere else in the known universe.”
from the catalogue
Start with Dune →
includes Dune, Dune Prequels, Heroes of Dune, Dune Sequels, Background of the Dune Universe
Forever WarSeries
series10 books1972
Set in space.
Start with Hero →
CoDominiumUniverse
universe98 books1971
Science fiction and military science fiction, set in far future and other star systems.
“The body of work runs along a few hard threads rather than one line.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Mote in God's Eye →
includes War World, Moties, Falkenberg's Legion, Laurie Jo Hansen
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 Hanan Rebellion, Mri Wars, Era of Rapprochement, Company Wars, Chanur, Unionside, Age of Exploration, The Hinder Stars
EmbeddedNovel
Dan Abnettstandalone novel2011
About space colonization.
“The colony planet of Eighty-Six looks as dull as all its fellow new worlds to veteran journalist Lex Falk.”
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