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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.”
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Start with Dune →
includes Dune, Dune Prequels, Dune Sequels, Heroes of Dune, Background of the Dune Universe
Berserker (Fred Saberhagen)Series
series59 books1963
About robots and artificial intelligence.
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BirthrightUniverse
universe48 books1981
Science fiction and space opera, set in far future and other star systems.
“Around that spine turns a shelf of sub-cycles, sorted along the ages the race passes through as it rises and falls — Republic, Democracy, Oligarchy, Monarchy, Anarchy.”
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Start with Santiago: A Myth of the Far Future →
includes Widowmaker, Oracle, Dead Enders, Far Future History, Starship (Resnick), Tales of the Velvet Comet, Chronicles of Distant Worlds, Tales of the Galactic Midway
CoDominiumUniverse
universe98 books1971
Military science fiction.
“The body of work runs along a few hard threads rather than one line.”
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Start with The Mote in God's Eye →
includes Moties, War World, Laurie Jo Hansen, Falkenberg's Legion
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Adventurous in tone, about heist and magical artifacts.
Xan-Sskarn WarSeries
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Military science fiction, about aliens and war.
“Under her petite exterior is a spine of solid steel and a disposition to laugh in the face of impending death.”
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Start with Ragnarok →