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DuneUniverse
universe78 books1963
Science fiction and space opera, about political intrigue, set in far future and 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, Dune Prequels, Heroes of Dune, Dune Sequels, Background of the Dune Universe
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
Hunter's RunNovel
Gardner Dozois, George R. R. Martin & Daniel Abrahamstandalone novel2007
Science fiction and space opera, tense in tone, about aliens and survival, set in other star systems and far future.
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 Chanur, Hanan Rebellion, Company Wars, Mri Wars, Era of Rapprochement, Unionside, The Hinder Stars, Age of Exploration
WolflingNovel
Gordon R. Dicksonstandalone novel1969
Adventurous in tone, about class conflict, set in space.
“Jim was just another wolfling to Afuan - a lesser being from a backward colony world.”
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Berserker (Fred Saberhagen)Series
series59 books1963
About robots and artificial intelligence, set in space.
Start with Berserker →