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2) Annihilation (2018)

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Mass Effect: Andromeda #3
by Catherynne M Valente

With a new game, Mass Effect Andromeda, set for release in 2017, the launch of a new series of Mass Effect novels is timely. The new game will take the story in a dramatic new direction and is set in

3) Ascension (2018)

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The Ascension Myth #12
by Michael Anderle; Ell Leigh Clarke

4) Awakened (2017)

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The Ascension Myth #1
by Michael Anderle; Ell Leigh Clarke

5) Barrayar (1991)

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The Vorkosigan Saga #7
by Lois McMaster Bujold

Cordelia Vorkosigan's plans for a peaceful married life (after all the bloodshed and trials recounted in SHARDS OF HONOR) are shattered when a poison gas attack, intended for her husband Aral, lea

6) Borders of Infinity (1989)

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The Vorkosigan Saga #5.5
by Lois McMaster Bujold

While Miles is recuperating from injuries, his boss arrives to question him. This forms the framework for the 3 novellas "The Mountains of Mourning", "Labyrinth", and "The Borders of Infinity".“Bujold

7) Bourne (2018)

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The Ascension Myth #8
by Michael Anderle; Ell Leigh Clarke

8) Brightness Reef (1995)

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Uplift Universe #4
by David Brin

From the description at amazon.com:David Brin's Uplift novels--Sundiver, Hugo award winner The Uplift War, and Hugo and Nebula winner Startide Rising--are among the most thrilling and extraordinar

9) Brothers in Arms (1989)

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The Vorkosigan Saga #5
by Lois McMaster Bujold

Miles is having enough trouble keeping his two identities separate -- the charismatic Admiral Naismith of the Denarii Mercenary Fleet and a Vor lord of the Barrayan aristocracy -- when assassination a

10) Called (2017)

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The Ascension Myth #3
by Michael Anderle; Ell Leigh Clarke

11) Cetaganda (1996)

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The Vorkosigan Saga #9
by Lois McMaster Bujold

Miles Vorkosigan and his cousin Ivan are sent on a diplomatic mission to the court of the Cetagandan Empire, Barrayar's former enemy. This sophisticated, genetically advanced but in many ways alie

12) Cloaked (2017)

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The Ascension Myth #7
by Michael Anderle; Ell Leigh Clarke

13) Committed (2018)

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The Ascension Myth #9
by Michael Anderle; Ell Leigh Clarke

14) Ethan of Athos (1986)

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The Vorkosigan Saga #3
by Lois McMaster Bujold

Dr. Ethan Urquhart, chief biologist from the all-male world of Athos, must travel to other planets in search of new genetic material, as their current supply of ovarian tissue is no longer viable.Etha

15) Executive (1985)

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Bio of a Space Tyrant #4
by Piers Anthony

DOOMED TOA MADMAN'S HELLHe was shaping his times as no one before him dared, mercilessly scourging an entire planet of crime and corruption wherever he found them - and destroying anyone who stood

16) Falling Free (1987)

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The Vorkosigan Saga #4
by Lois McMaster Bujold

When engineer Leo Graf arrives at a free fall station circling a mining planet to teach welding, he’s in for his first shock: the genetically engineered inhabitants have an extra set of arms in place

17) The Fleet of Stars (1997)

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Harvest of Stars #4
by Poul Anderson

The multiple Hugo and Nebula Award-winning Grand Master of Science Fiction delivers "an exciting culmination to an ambitious saga" (Publishers Weekly).Far into the reaches of space, Anson Guthrie and

18) Harvest of Stars (1993)

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Harvest of Stars #1
by Poul Anderson

The virtual persona of a long-dead visionary entrepreneur threatens to incite a revolution from space that could topple Earth's powerful and repressive religious-technological dictatorship in this

19) Harvest the Fire (1995)

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Harvest of Stars #3
by Poul Anderson

Many centuries in the future, no great destiny for humankind exists on Earth. The Lunarians, genetically engineered human adaptations bred to survive on the moon, have spread out toward the stars. But

20) Heaven's Reach (1998)

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Uplift Universe #6
by David Brin

Prepare for a harrowing ride through the universe by the New York Times–bestselling author of Startide Rising and The Postman.Book Three in the Uplift Storm TrilogyThe peaceful existence of six outcas

21) Infinity's Shore (1996)

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Uplift Universe #5
by David Brin

A once peaceful planet of refugees faces complete annihilation in this hard science fiction sequel to Brightness Reef.Book Two in the Uplift Storm TrilogyIt’s illegal to occupy the planet Jijo, but si

Science Fiction
Space Opera
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22) Initiation (2017)

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Mass Effect: Andromeda #2
by N K Jemisin; Mac Walters

Lieutenant Cora Harper joined the Systems Alliance to develop and enhance her powerful biotic talents. She was assigned to the asari commando unit Talein's Daughters, where she honed her abilities

23) Invasion (2018)

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The Ascension Myth #11
by Michael Anderle; Ell Leigh Clarke

24) Memory (1996)

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The Vorkosigan Saga #10
by Lois McMaster Bujold

Forced to abandon his undercover role as leader of the Dendarii Mercenaries, Miles Vorkosigan persuades Emperor Gregor to appoint him Imperial Auditor so he can penetrate Barrayar’s intelligence and s

25) Mercenary (1984)

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Bio of a Space Tyrant #2
by Piers Anthony

SCOURGE OF THE ECLIPTICHe was driven by violent injustice from his home moon of Callisto - and set forth to claim the epic destiny that would blaze across worlds and time. He saw his family destroyed,

26) Mirror Dance (1994)

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The Vorkosigan Saga #8
by Lois McMaster Bujold

Mark's quixotic attempt to "liberate" children being held in Jackson's Hole ends in disaster, compounded by Miles' "death" in the rescue operation. Miles is being revived in a cryo-chamber

Science Fiction
Space Opera
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27) Nexus Uprising (2017)

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Mass Effect: Andromeda #1
by Karina Cooper; Jason M Hough

They slept for hundreds of years, dreaming of a new home in the Andromeda galaxy. When finally they awake, their dreams of peace are shattered. These colonists - turian, salarian, asari, human, and mo

28) Politician (1985)

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Bio of a Space Tyrant #3
by Piers Anthony

POLITICAL PRISONERHe awoke in a tiny lightless cell, groping for memory... memory that had been erased. Hope Hubris, Jupiter governor, progressive populist, warrior hero, and presidential candidate...

29) Rebirth (2017)

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The Ascension Myth #5
by Michael Anderle; Ell Leigh Clarke

30) Refugee (1983)

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Bio of a Space Tyrant #1
by Piers Anthony

CALIGULA OF THE STARSThough he was later accused of every crime and sexual perversion in the galaxy, Hope Hubris began as an innocent. Because he defended his older sister against the violent lusts of

31) Retribution (2017)

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The Ascension Myth #6
by Michael Anderle; Ell Leigh Clarke

32) Sanctioned (2017)

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The Ascension Myth #4
by Michael Anderle; Ell Leigh Clarke

33) Shards of Honor (1986)

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The Vorkosigan Saga #1
by Lois McMaster Bujold

When Cordelia Naismith and her survey crew are attacked by a renegade group from Barrayar, she is taken prisoner by Aral Vorkosigan, commander of the Barrayan ship that has been taken over by an ambit

34) The Stars are Also Fire (1994)

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Harvest of Stars #2
by Poul Anderson

Humans and their genetically altered descendants struggle to find their place in a universe controlled by a benevolent artificial intelligence in this brilliant classic of future speculation.On a far-

35) Startide Rising (1983)

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Uplift Universe #2
by David Brin

A starship crew of humans and dolphins skirts the brink of interstellar war in this epic adventure by the New York Times–bestselling author of The Postman. We are not alone. Humanity’s explorations ha

36) Statesman (1986)

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Bio of a Space Tyrant #5
by Piers Anthony

THE TYRANT FALLS...Child of flame and terror, born and bred to violence, Hope Hubris had ruled the solar system's most powerful empire with a fierce, uncompromising passion, His was a white-hot fl

37) Subversion (2018)

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The Ascension Myth #10
by Michael Anderle; Ell Leigh Clarke

38) Sundiver (1980)

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Uplift Universe #1
by David Brin

PRAISE FOR DAVID BRIN'S UPLIFT NOVELSTHE UPLIFT WAR"An exhilarating read that encompasses everything from breathless action to finely drawn moments of quiet intimacy. There is no way we can

39) The Uplift War (1987)

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Uplift Universe #3
by David Brin

David Brin's Uplift novels are among the most thrilling and extraordinary science fiction ever written. Sundiver, Startide Rising, and The Uplift War--a New York Times bestseller--together m

40) The Vor Game (1990)

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The Vorkosigan Saga #6
by Lois McMaster Bujold

Hugo Award-Winning Sequel to The Warrior's Apprentice.New-minted ensign Miles Vorkosigan faces enormous challenges as he leads a mutiny against his military commander's criminal orders, rejoin

41) The Warrior's Apprentice (1986)

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The Vorkosigan Saga #2
by Lois McMaster Bujold

Discharged from the Barrayan Military Academy, Miles Vorkosigan chances on a jumpship with a rebellious pilot and arranges to take over the ship. Events escalate from there, and soon Miles is commande