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Citizen of the GalaxyNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1957
Adventurous in tone, about slavery.
“On a planet far distant from Earth, a lame beggar buys a young boy slave who has forgotten his origins.”
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A Time of ChangesNovel
Robert Silverbergstandalone novel1971
About faith and religion.
Imperial GalaxySeries
series2 books2012
Adventurous in tone, about political intrigue.
“Garth Nix's A Confusion of Princes follows Khemri through the empire's ruthless military, its secret intelligence service, and a deadly, decades-long competition to determine who might one day take the throne.”
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Start with A Confusion of Princes →
TeixcalaanSeries
series2 books2019
Tense in tone, about political intrigue.
“A Memory Called Empire and A Desolation Called Peace pair court intrigue with Mahit's conflicted, outsider fascination with an empire she can't help admiring.”
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Start with A Memory Called Empire →
RadchaaiUniverse
universe11 books2012
About political intrigue.
“Civilization is what the Radch calls itself, and civilization is a courtesy extended at gunpoint.”
from the catalogue
Start with Ancillary Justice →
includes Imperial Radch
The Stars My DestinationNovel
Alfred Besterstandalone novel1956
Adventurous and dark in tone, about revenge and survival.