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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
RadchaaiUniverse
universe11 books2012
About 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
Singularity SkySeries
series2 books2003
Tense in tone.
“Charles Stross uses the setup for a mix of space opera, economics, and diplomatic intrigue.”
from the catalogue
Start with Singularity Sky →
2312Novel
Kim Stanley Robinsonstandalone novel2012
About genetic engineering and terraforming.
HainishSeries
series33 books1964
completed
Science fiction, reflective in tone, set in far future and other star systems.
“The Hainish Cycle consists of a number of science fiction novels and stories by Ursula K. Le Guin.”
from the catalogue
Start with Rocannon's World →
The Fall RevolutionSeries
series4 books1995
Science fiction.
“In a society where computer literacy is the kind that counts, Moh's found his niche: His father wrote the revolutionary programs used around the world.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Star Fraction →