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series6 books2021

Science fiction and space opera, adventurous and tense in tone, about aliens and war, set in far future and space.

“Eighty years ago, Earth was destroyed by an alien 'Architect'.”
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universe142 books1964

Science fiction, about aliens, set in far future and space.

“Give a clever species a few centuries and a working fusion drive, and it will fill the sky with problems.”
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Start with Ringworld →

includes Ringworld, Man-Kzin Wars, Fleet of Worlds

CoDominiumUniverse

universe98 books1971

Military science fiction.

“The body of work runs along a few hard threads rather than one line.”
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Start with The Mote in God's Eye →

includes Moties, War World, 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.”
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Start with Heavy Time →

includes Mri Wars, Chanur, Hanan Rebellion, Company Wars, The Hinder Stars, Era of Rapprochement, Age of Exploration, Unionside

ConquerorsSeries

series3 books1994

First contact and military science fiction, about political intrigue.

“Zahn alternates perspective between the human and alien chains of command, using the shifting viewpoints to slowly unpick why the conflict started in the first place.”
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Start with Conquerors' Pride →

Mission to UniverseNovel

Gordon R. Dicksonstandalone novel1965

Adventure.

“Forever and a day - Brigadier General Benjamin Shore ignores a Presidential command and launches a revolutionary phase ship and its crew on an incredible journey deep into uncharted regions toward Galactic Centerpoint...”
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