List of science fiction universes
Severalfictional universesexist inscience fictionthat serve as backstage for novels, short stories, motion pictures and games. This list includes:
- TheÆon Fluxuniverse byPeter Chung
- TheAlien Nationuniverse byRockne S. O'Bannon
- TheAlliance-Union universebyC. J. Cherryh
- TheAvatar UniversebyJames Cameron
- TheBattleTechuniverse, originally created byJordan WeismanandPatrick Larkinand fleshed out by a multitude of other authors includingMichael A. Stackpole,William H. Keith, Jr.,Blaine Lee Pardoe,andLoren L. Coleman
- TheBattlestar Galacticauniverse byGlen A. Larson
- TheBlade Runneruniverse byPhilip K. Dick
- TheBolo universebyKeith Laumer
- TheCloverfielduniverse byJ. J. Abrams
- TheCoDominium universebyJerry Pournelle
- The Cultureuniverse byIain M. Banks
- TheDead Spaceuniverse byGlen Schofieled
- TheWhoniverseco-created withSydney Newman,Verity Lambert,Mervyn Pinfield,Anthony CoburnandC.E. Webber,among others
- TheDuneuniversebyFrank Herbert
- TheEight WorldsUniverse byJohn Varley
- TheEnderversebyOrson Scott Card
- TheEnthiranuniverse byS. Shankar
- TheFireflyuniverse byJosh Whedon
- TheFoundation universeof theRobot–Empire–Foundationseries, byIsaac Asimov
- TheGaean Reachuniverse byJack Vance
- TheHalouniverse byBungie
- TheHeecheeuniverse byFrederik Pohl
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyUniverse byDouglas Adams
- TheHonorversebyDavid Weber
- TheHumanx CommonwealthUniverse byAlan Dean Foster
- TheHyperion universebyDan Simmons
- TheIndependence Dayuniverse byRoland EmmerichandDean Devlin
- TheInstrumentality of Mankinduniverse, byCordwainer Smith
- TheIsaac's Universe,by Isaac Asimov
- TheKnown Spaceuniverse byLarry Niven
- TheLegend of the Galactic Heroesuniverse byYoshiki Tanaka
- TheLiaden universebySharon LeeandSteve Miller
- TheMacrossuniverse byStudio NueandArtland
- TheMass Effectuniverse byBioWare
- TheMen in Blackuniverse byLowell Cunningham
- TheNoon Universe,byArkady and Boris Strugatsky
- TheOld Man's Waruniverse, byJohn Scalzi
- TheOrion's Armuniverse, by M. Alan Kazlev, Donna Malcolm Hirsekorn, Bernd Helfert and Anders Sandberg
- ThePlanet of the Apesuniverse, byPierre Boulle
- ThePerry Rhodanuniverse byKarl-Herbert ScheerandClark Darlton
- TheRevelation Space universebyAlastair Reynolds
- TheRifts MegaversebyKevin Siembieda
- TheSaga of the Skolian Empireuniverse byCatherine Asaro
- The Sandman (comic book)Universe byNeil Gaiman
- TheSector Generaluniverse byJames White
- TheSkylineuniverse by Joshua Cordes andLiam O'Donnell
- TheSpace Odysseyuniverse byArthur C. Clarke
- TheStargateuniverse, byBrad WrightandJonathan Glassner
- TheStarship Troopersuniverse byRobert A. Heinlein
- TheStar Trekuniverse, byGene Roddenberry
- TheTekwaruniverse byWilliam Shatner
- TheTravelleruniverse, byGame Designers' Workshop
- TheUplift UniversebyDavid Brin
- TheX-COMuniverse byMythos GamesandMicroProse
- The X-Filesuniverse byChris Carter
- TheXeeleeuniverse byStephen Baxter
- TheZones of Thought universebyVernor Vinge
Some universes also include elements from other genres of speculative fiction such as fantasy or horror.
- TheCosmerebyBrandon Sanderson
- TheStar Warsuniverse,byGeorge Lucas(space opera with someTolkieninfluences[1])
- TheWarhammer 40,000universe byGames Workshop
- Bas-LagbyChina Miéville