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Several
fictional universes exist in
science fiction that serve as backstage for novels, short stories, motion pictures and games. This list includes:
- The
Æon Flux universe by
Peter Chung
- The
Alien Nation universe by
Rockne S. O'Bannon
- The
Alliance-Union universe by
C. J. Cherryh
- The
Avatar Universe by
James Cameron
- The
BattleTech universe, originally created by
Jordan Weisman and
Patrick Larkin and fleshed out by a multitude of other authors including
Michael A. Stackpole,
William H. Keith, Jr.,
Blaine Lee Pardoe, and
Loren L. Coleman
- The
Battlestar Galactica universe by
Glen A. Larson
- The
Blade Runner universe by
Philip K. Dick
- The
Bolo universe by
Keith Laumer
- The
Cloverfield universe by
J. J. Abrams
- The
CoDominium universe by
Jerry Pournelle
-
The Culture universe by
Iain M. Banks
- The
Dead Space universe by
Glen Schofieled
- The
Whoniverse co-created with
Sydney Newman,
Verity Lambert,
Mervyn Pinfield,
Anthony Coburn and
C.E. Webber, among others
- The
Dune universe by
Frank Herbert
- The
Eight Worlds Universe by
John Varley
- The
Enderverse by
Orson Scott Card
- The
Enthiran universe by
S. Shankar
- The
Firefly universe by
Josh Whedon
- The
Foundation universe of the
Robot–
Empire–
Foundation series, by
Isaac Asimov
- The
Gaean Reach universe by
Jack Vance
- The
Halo universe by
Bungie
- The
Heechee universe by
Frederik Pohl
-
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Universe by
Douglas Adams
- The
Honorverse by
David Weber
- The
Humanx Commonwealth Universe by
Alan Dean Foster
- The
Hyperion universe by
Dan Simmons
- The
Independence Day universe by
Roland Emmerich and
Dean Devlin
- The
Instrumentality of Mankind universe, by
Cordwainer Smith
- The
Isaac's Universe, by Isaac Asimov
- The
Known Space universe by
Larry Niven
- The
Legend of the Galactic Heroes universe by
Yoshiki Tanaka
- The
Liaden universe by
Sharon Lee and
Steve Miller
- The
Macross universe by
Studio Nue and
Artland
- The
Mass Effect universe by
BioWare
- The
Men in Black universe by
Lowell Cunningham
- The
Noon Universe, by
Arkady and Boris Strugatsky
- The
Old Man's War universe, by
John Scalzi
- The
Orion's Arm universe, by M. Alan Kazlev, Donna Malcolm Hirsekorn, Bernd Helfert and Anders Sandberg
- The
Planet of the Apes universe, by
Pierre Boulle
- The
Revelation Space universe by
Alastair Reynolds
- The
Rifts Megaverse by
Kevin Siembieda
- The
Saga of the Skolian Empire universe by
Catherine Asaro
- The
Sector General universe by
James White
- The
Skyline universe by Joshua Cordes and
Liam O'Donnell
- The
Space Odyssey universe by
Arthur C. Clarke
- The
Stargate universe, by
Brad Wright and
Jonathan Glassner
- The
Starship Troopers universe by
Robert A. Heinlein
- The
Star Trek universe, by
Gene Roddenberry
- The
Tekwar universe by
William Shatner
- The
Traveller universe, by
Game Designers' Workshop
- The
Uplift Universe by
David Brin
- The
X-COM universe by
Mythos Games and
MicroProse
-
The X-Files universe by
Chris Carter
- The
Xeelee universe by
Stephen Baxter
- The
Zones of Thought universe by
Vernor Vinge
Some universes also include elements from other genres of speculative fiction such as fantasy or horror.
See also
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