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DuneUniverse

universe78 books1963

Space opera, about political intrigue.

“The desert planet, where empire runs on a single substance: the spice melange, which folds space, prolongs life, and unlocks prescience, and which exists nowhere else in the known universe.”
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Start with Dune →

includes Dune, Dune Sequels, Dune Prequels, Heroes of Dune, Background of the Dune Universe

CommonwealthUniverse

universe12 books2002

Space opera.

“Step aboard the train at the Second Chance terminal and ride the wormhole to another star.”
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Start with The Dreaming Void →

includes Commonwealth Saga, Void Trilogy, Chronicle of the Fallers

Ender's GameUniverse

universe39 books1977

Science fiction, 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.”
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Start with Ender's Game →

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

Known SpaceUniverse

universe142 books1964

About aliens, set in space.

“Give a clever species a few centuries and a working fusion drive, and it will fill the sky with problems.”
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Start with Ringworld →

includes Ringworld, Man-Kzin Wars, Fleet of Worlds

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.”
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Start with Heavy Time →

includes Era of Rapprochement, Unionside, Company Wars, Chanur, Mri Wars, Age of Exploration, Hanan Rebellion, The Hinder Stars

The City and the StarsNovel

Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1956

Reflective in tone, about space exploration.

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