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The Gods ThemselvesNovel
Isaac Asimovstandalone novel1972
Hard science fiction, challenging in tone, set in far future and parallel universe.
CoDominiumUniverse
universe98 books1971
Military science fiction, set in far future.
“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 Moties, Falkenberg's Legion, War World, Laurie Jo Hansen
SparrowSeries
series2 books1996
Emotional in tone, about faith and religion and grief and loss, set in near future.
“The title refers to Gospel of Matthew 10:29–31, which relates that not even a sparrow falls to the earth without God's knowledge thereof.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Sparrow →
Dragon's EggSeries
series3 books1980
completed
Hard science fiction, about space exploration, set in far future.
Start with Dragon's Egg →
Stranger in a Strange LandNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1961
About faith and religion and psychic powers, set in north america and near future.
The Winds of AltairNovel
Ben Bovastandalone novel1973
Tense in tone, about space colonization and identity, set in near future.
“Even before the human scientists arrived at the sixth planet of Altair they knew they had their work cut out for them.”
from the catalogue