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  • Cover of The Science Fiction Hall of Fame
    The Science Fiction Hall of FameSeries

    series · 11 books · 1895

    “The greatest science fiction stories of all time chosen by the members of the Science Fiction Writers of America.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One →

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  • Cover of Foundation Universe
    FoundationUniverse

    universe · 123 books · 1940

    About robots.

    “There is a science that reads the future of quadrillions the way an astronomer reads the orbits of stars.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Foundation →

    similar byscience fictionfar future+1 more

    includes Foundation, Trantorian Empire, The Positronic Robot Stories, Second Foundation Trilogy, The Collected Fiction of Isaac Asimov, Foundation (Original Stories)

  • Cover of Ender's Game Universe
    Ender's GameUniverse

    universe · 39 books · 1977

    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.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Ender's Game →

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

  • Cover of Hainish
    HainishSeries

    series · 33 books · 1964

    completed

    Science fiction, reflective in tone, set in far future and other star systems.

    “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 →

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  • Cover of Future History
    Future HistorySeries

    series · 42 books · 1939

    completed

    Science fiction.

    “The term Future History was coined by John W. Campbell Jr. in the February 1941 issue of Astounding Science Fiction.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Life-Line →

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  • Cover of Last Men Universe
    Last MenUniverse

    universe · 21 books · 1930

    Challenging in tone.

    “Two billion years of human history, narrated at the speed of a geologist.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Star Maker →

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    includes Star Maker, Last and First Men