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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, Mri Wars, Company Wars, The Hinder Stars, Hanan Rebellion, Age of Exploration, Era of Rapprochement, Unionside
CoDominiumUniverse
universe98 books1971
Military science fiction.
“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, Laurie Jo Hansen, Falkenberg's Legion, War World
WolflingNovel
Gordon R. Dicksonstandalone novel1969
About class conflict.
“Jim was just another wolfling to Afuan - a lesser being from a backward colony world.”
from the catalogue
Space BeagleSeries
series5 books1939
completed
Science fiction and space opera, adventurous and tense in tone, about aliens, set in far future and space.
Start with Black Destroyer →
The Final ArchitectureSeries
series6 books2021
About war.
“Eighty years ago, Earth was destroyed by an alien 'Architect'.”
from the catalogue
Start with Shards of Earth →
ConquerorsSeries
series3 books1994
Military science fiction, about war.
“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.”
from the catalogue
Start with Conquerors' Pride →