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Oaglor
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22 Feb 2011, 7:20 pm

Primeval (Not the Crocodile Movie)
Jurassic Park
World of Warcraft
Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy

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22 Feb 2011, 7:26 pm

Star Trek, in the 24th century.
Firefly.
Out of the Silent Planet.
Stargate Atlantis.
Command & Conquer Red Alert the Aftermath.
Command & Conquer Generals Zero Hour.
And a few others mainly regarding science fiction, space, and warfare.

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22 Feb 2011, 10:25 pm

I love John Ringo's books. He has a military background and works closely with technical co-authors to come up with highly-believable near-future stories. I buy everything he writes. Here's a great series from him:

https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/ ... 8series%29

I also recommend his "Troy Rising" series, of which 3 novels are out so far:

https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/ ... ing_series

Another great universe is the 1632 series founded by Eric Flint and fleshed out by many other authors of every discipline. A modern West Virginia mining town is transplanted into 1632 Germany and attempts to bring American ideals to the warring factions of Europe. Careful attention is made to limiting the Americans to what people and technology would likely be in such a town so they don't seem like supermen. Flint encourages fans to join the collaborative effort to write new stories in the universe.

https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/ ... 632_series

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22 Feb 2011, 11:41 pm

If you love the combat scenes in Star Trek or Star Wars, you're really gonna love the Looking Glass and Troy Rising series. Ringo's stories read like a JJ Abrams film (eg. Alias, the latest "reboot" Trek movie).

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23 Feb 2011, 8:43 am

ScratchMonkey wrote:

Personally, I think the DS9 episode Sacrifice of Angels had surpassed Abrams take upon space combat by orders of magnitude.

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28 Feb 2011, 3:46 pm

Terry Pratchett's Discworld!

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01 Mar 2011, 9:33 am

This one

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04 Mar 2011, 10:29 pm

My mind

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14 Mar 2011, 1:05 am

Enderverse.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ender%27s_ ... 8series%29

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17 Jun 2011, 7:57 pm

Imagine a place where a single thought can bring anything into existence. That is my world.

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17 Jun 2011, 8:06 pm

Firefly, Starhunter 2300 (the level of interplanetary colonization, but not the dystopian nature of society), Stargate Atlantis, Star Trek TNG.

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17 Jun 2011, 8:52 pm

The Third Imperium (c. 1105), with Emperor Strephon Aella Alkhalikoi on the Iridium Throne, with his wife, Empress Iolanthe (ni Guuilbataashullibaa), and their daughter, Grand Princess Ciencia Iphegenia, by his side.

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"In the year 1105, the Emperor Strephon rules over an empire of eleven thousand worlds. On the far reaches of the empire lies the Spinward Marches, the frontier of the Third Imperium. A crossroads for humans and aliens it is a dangerous place, but for those who dare to cross the abyss between stars, fame and fortune waits."

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05 Jul 2011, 12:54 am

Grandfather is just a Droyne myth, don't you know. But my favorite universe is the same.

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