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Ender's GameUniverse
universe39 books1977
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.”
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Start with Ender's Game →
includes Ender Wiggin, Ender's Shadow, First Formic War, Second Formic War, Fleet School
The Stars My DestinationNovel
Alfred Besterstandalone novel1956
About revenge and survival, set in other star systems.
Blindsight / FirefallSeries
series3 books2006
Hard science fiction and first contact, tense in tone, about aliens.
Start with Blindsight →
The Science Fiction Hall of FameSeries
series11 books1895
Science fiction.
“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 →
The CultureUniverse
universe21 books1987
Set in galactic scale.
“No money, no laws, no hunger, no death you didn't choose; a galaxy-spanning anarchy of humans and drones administered, gently and with enormous irony, by superintelligent Minds who name their warships things like *Frank Exchange Of Views*.”
from the catalogue
Start with Consider Phlebas →
includes Culture
Berserker (Fred Saberhagen)Series
series59 books1963
Tense in tone, about robots and war, set in other star systems.
Start with Berserker →