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Berserker (Fred Saberhagen)Series
series59 books1963
About robots and war, set in other star systems.
Start with Berserker →
PolityUniverse
universe72 books1992
Set in other star systems.
“The Quiet War is already over by the time you arrive.”
from the catalogue
Start with Shadow of the Scorpion →
includes Transformation, Ian Cormac, Rise of the Jain, Spatterjay, Time's Shadow
DuneUniverse
universe78 books1963
About political intrigue, set in other star systems.
“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 Prequels, Dune, Dune Sequels, Heroes of Dune, Background of the Dune Universe
Singularity SkySeries
series2 books2003
Challenging in tone, about technological singularity, set in other star systems.
“Charles Stross uses the setup for a mix of space opera, economics, and diplomatic intrigue.”
from the catalogue
Start with Singularity Sky →
Fifth ImperiumSeries
series3 books1991
Adventurous in tone, about aliens and war.
“The three novels were later collected as the omnibus Empire from the Ashes.”
from the catalogue
Start with Mutineers' Moon →
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