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Jean le FlambeurSeries
series3 books2010
Space opera and hard science fiction.
“Jean le Flambeur is a master thief broken out of a virtual prison to pull off one more impossible heist, in a solar system reshaped by uploaded minds, post-human factions, and economies built on memory and privacy themselves.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Quantum Thief →
Implied SpacesNovel
Walter Jon Williamsstandalone novel2008
Space opera.
Vacuum FlowersNovel
Michael Swanwickstandalone novel1987
Cyberpunk.
DiasporaNovel
Greg Eganstandalone novel1997
Hard science fiction, about space exploration.
RadchaaiUniverse
universe11 books2012
Space opera, about political intrigue.
“Civilization is what the Radch calls itself, and civilization is a courtesy extended at gunpoint.”
from the catalogue
Start with Ancillary Justice →
includes Imperial Radch
TritonNovel
Samuel R. Delanystandalone novel1976
About gender and society and political intrigue.