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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.”
from the catalogue
Start with Foundation →
includes Trantorian Empire, The Positronic Robot Stories, Foundation, Foundation (Original Stories), Second Foundation Trilogy, The Collected Fiction of Isaac Asimov
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.”
from the catalogue
Start with Heavy Time →
includes Company Wars, Chanur, Mri Wars, Era of Rapprochement, The Hinder Stars, Hanan Rebellion, Unionside, Age of Exploration
WolflingNovel
Gordon R. Dicksonstandalone novel1969
Tense in tone, about aliens and political intrigue.
“Jim was just another wolfling to Afuan - a lesser being from a backward colony world.”
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Bio of a Space TyrantSeries
series6 books1983
Dark in tone, about political intrigue, set in outer planets & moons.
“Teenager Hope Hubris and his family flee the Jupiter moon Callisto after their home becomes unlivable, joining a crowded convoy of refugees crammed into a barely spaceworthy 'bubble' bound for the gas giant's cloud cities.”
from the catalogue
Start with Refugee →
The Man Who Used the UniverseNovel
Alan Dean Fosterstandalone novel1983
About aliens.
Heaven Chronicles / Zones of ThoughtSeries
series8 books1976
Science fiction and space opera, set in far future and space.
Start with The Outcasts of Heaven Belt →