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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.”
from the catalogue
Start with Heavy Time →
includes Chanur, Hanan Rebellion, Mri Wars, Age of Exploration, Company Wars, Era of Rapprochement, The Hinder Stars, Unionside
Space BeagleSeries
series5 books1939
completed
Adventurous in tone, about space exploration.
Start with Black Destroyer →
Pushing IceNovel
Alastair Reynoldsstandalone novel2005
About space exploration and survival, set in other star systems.
CoDominiumUniverse
universe98 books1971
Military science fiction, set in other star systems.
“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, War World, Laurie Jo Hansen, Falkenberg's Legion
FractalverseSeries
series2 books2020
About space exploration and survival, set in other star systems.
“Fractal Noise, a parallel entry, follows a separate crew investigating a mysterious signal-emitting structure on another world within the same universe.”
from the catalogue
Start with Fractal Noise →
Slow Train to ArcturusNovel
Eric Flint & Dave Freerstandalone novel2008
Adventurous in tone, about survival, set in other star systems.