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Against a Dark BackgroundNovel
Iain M. Banksstandalone novel1993
About magical artifacts and found family.
The Stainless Steel RatSeries
series21 books1957
completed
Funny in tone.
“An adolescent boy on a dull planet resolves to live by his wits outside the law, and enacts a plan which leads to risk and reward.”
from the catalogue
Start with A Stainless Steel Rat Is Born →
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, Falkenberg's Legion, Laurie Jo Hansen, War World
DuneUniverse
universe78 books1963
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.”
from the catalogue
Start with Dune →
includes Dune, Dune Sequels, Dune Prequels, Heroes of Dune, Background of the Dune Universe
The Finder ChroniclesSeries
series4 books2019
Science fiction and space opera, adventurous in tone, set in far future and space.
“Fergus Ferguson has been called a lot of names: thief, con artist, repo man.”
from the catalogue
Start with Finder →
Known SpaceUniverse
universe142 books1964
About aliens.
“Give a clever species a few centuries and a working fusion drive, and it will fill the sky with problems.”
from the catalogue
Start with Ringworld →
includes Fleet of Worlds, Ringworld, Man-Kzin Wars