List of science fiction universes

Several fictional universes exist in science fiction that serve as backstage for renowned series of novels, short stories, motion pictures and games. This list includes:

• The Alliance-Union universe, by C. J. Cherryh
• The Babylon 5 universe, by J. Michael Straczynski
• The Brave Little Toaster Universe, by Thomas M. Disch
• The CoDominium universe, by Jerry Pournelle
• The Humanx Commonwealth Universe, by Alan Dean Foster
• The Culture universe, by Iain M. Banks
• The Dune universe, by Frank Herbert
• The Eight Worlds, by John Varley
• The Enderverse, by Orson Scott Card
• The Familias Regnant universe, by Elizabeth Moon
• The Gallatin universe, by L. Neil Smith
• The Halo universe, by Bungie and 343 Industries
• The Heritage Universe, by Charles Sheffield
• The Heechee Saga, by Frederik Pohl
• The Hunger Games universe, by Suzanne Collins
• The Hyperion Universe, by Dan Simmons
• The Instrumentality of Mankind universe, by Cordwainer Smith
• Isaac's Universe, by Isaac Asimov
• The Known Space universe, by Larry Niven
• The Liaden universe, by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller
• The Long Earth, by Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter
• The Lunar Chronicles universe, by Marissa Meyer
• The Mass Effect universe, by BioWare
• The Noon Universe, by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky
• The Old Man's War universe, by John Scalzi
• The Revelation Space universe, by Alastair Reynolds
• The Robot-Empire-Foundation universe, by Isaac Asimov
• The Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones? universe, created by Greg Miller
• The Sector General universe by James White
• The StarCraft universe, by Blizzard Entertainment
• The Star Trek universe, by Gene Roddenberry
• The Star Wars expanded universe, by George Lucas
• The Uplift Universe, by David Brin
• The Warhammer 40,000 universe by Games Workshop
• The Whoniverse^[1]
• The Xeelee universe, by Stephen Baxter
• The Zones of Thought universe, by Vernor Vinge
• The X-Universe, by Egosoft

See also

• List of fictional universes in literature
• Galactic empire
• List of galactic communities

References

1. Foreword