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FoundationUniverse
universe123 books1940
About robots.
“There is a science that reads the future of quadrillions the way an astronomer reads the orbits of stars.”
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Start with Foundation →
includes Trantorian Empire, Foundation, Second Foundation Trilogy, The Collected Fiction of Isaac Asimov, Foundation (Original Stories), The Positronic Robot Stories
Whipping StarNovel
Frank Herbertstandalone novel1970
First contact, about aliens.
“From Amazon: In the far future, humankind has made contact with numerous other species: Gowachin, Laclac, Wreaves, Pan Spechi, Taprisiots, and Caleban, and has helped to form the ConSentiency to govern among the species.”
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CommonwealthUniverse
universe12 books2002
Science fiction and space opera, set in far future.
“Step aboard the train at the Second Chance terminal and ride the wormhole to another star.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Dreaming Void →
includes Void Trilogy, Commonwealth Saga, Chronicle of the Fallers
The Saga of Seven Suns UniverseSeries
series16 books2002
About aliens and war.
Start with Hidden Empire →
The InterdependencySeries
series3 books2017
Science fiction and space opera, adventurous and tense in tone, about political intrigue, set in far future and galactic scale.
“John Scalzi's trilogy, beginning with The Collapsing Empire, follows the political and personal fallout as the empire's foundations unravel.”
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Start with The Collapsing Empire →
ExordiumSeries
series5 books1993
About war, set in space.
“Now the Phoenix House rules the Thousand Suns from their planet Arthelion.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Phoenix in Flight →