Science Fiction Book Series (Book Guide) - Horus Heresy (Novels), Gone (Novel Series), Known Space, Lensman Series, Dune (Franchise), Haruhi Suzumiya, (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 139. Chapters: Horus Heresy (novels), Gone (novel series), Known Space, Lensman series, Dune (franchise), Haruhi Suzumiya, Vorkosigan Saga, Robotech, List of Ace SF numeric-series single titles, Maximum Ride, Buck Rogers, The Emberverse series, The Domination, Deathstalker universe, Vampire Earth, Viagens Interplanetarias, Liaden universe, Vatta's War, Mode series, List of Ace SF double titles, Obernewtyn Chronicles. Excerpt: The Horus Heresy Novel Series is an ongoing series of science fantasy books that contain stories written by multiple authors; the books include novels and novel-length compilations of novellas or short stories. The Series subject matter is the Horus Heresy, a galaxy-spanning civil war occurring 10,000 years prior to the far future setting of Games Workshop's Warhammer 40,000 tabletop miniatures wargame, and a major contributing factor to the dystopic environment of the game. The books are published in several media by the Black Library, a Games Workshop division, with the first title released in April 2006; as of December 2012 the work consisted of 23 published volumes, with more in the pipeline. The Series has developed into a distinct and successful product line for the Black Library; titles have often appeared in bestseller lists, and overall the work has received critical approval despite reservations. It is an established, definitive component of Game Workshop's Horus Heresy sub-brand, and authoritative source material for the entire Warhammer 40,000 shared universe and its continuing development. The Series is a dark, far future military space opera with a main cast of hundreds. Its foundation is the Horus Heresy, a cornerstone event of the dystopian, science fantasy Warhammer 40,000 universe; the shared universe was originally created by Black Library parent company Games Workshop as the campaign setting for its related tabletop miniatures wargame. The Horus Heresy is a short but all-encompassing conflict - a civil war that devastates and defines the Imperium of Man, the universe's nascent galactic empire. Although the Series takes full advantage of the underlying universe's wide scope, vast scale, and extreme time frames, it has developed a unique identity and "feel," attributed to the concept's distinct subject matter. It expands previous material over a growing number of titles consisting of full-length novels and novel-length compilations of novellas or s