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HainishSeries

series33 books1964

completed

Reflective in tone, set in far future.

“The Hainish Cycle consists of a number of science fiction novels and stories by Ursula K. Le Guin.”
from the catalogue

Start with Rocannon's World →

Ender's GameUniverse

universe39 books1977

Set in far future.

“To beat your enemy you must first understand him so completely that you love him — and in the instant you love him, you destroy him.”
from the catalogue

Start with Ender's Game →

includes Ender Wiggin, Ender's Shadow, First Formic War, Second Formic War, Fleet School

KricketSeries

series3 books2014

“As her eighteenth birthday approaches, she now eagerly anticipates the day she'll stop running and finally find her place in the world.”
from the catalogue

Start with Under Different Stars →

PatternistSeries

series6 books1976

completed

Dark in tone, about genetic engineering.

“The Patternist series is a group of science fiction novels by Octavia E. Butler that detail a secret history continuing from the Ancient Egyptian period to the far future that involves telepathic mind control and an extraterrestrial plague.”
from the catalogue

Start with Wild Seed →

Anna Nestor-Sigrid / The AighorsSeries

series4 books1975

completed

Adventurous in tone, set in far future and space.

“Greg Bear wrote it as a standalone 1980 novel rather than the start of a series.”
from the catalogue

Start with Perihesperon →

Cara Sweeney / AlienatedSeries

series3 books2014

First contact.

“High school senior Cara Sweeney gets more than she bargained for when she agrees to participate in Earth's first intergalactic high school exchange program.”
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Start with Alienated →

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