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Xeelee Sequence

The Xeelee Sequence (/ˈziːliː/; ZEE-lee) is a series of hard science fiction novels, novellas, and short stories written by British author Stephen Baxter. The series spans billions of years of fictional history, exploring humanity's future expansion into the universe, its intergalactic war with the Xeelee, a supremely advanced Kardashev Type V alien…

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Hard science fictionNovelsNovellasShort storiesStephen Baxter
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Author
Stephen Baxter
Genre
Hard science fiction
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
Media type
Print (Hardcover / Paperback)
No. of books
12 (List of books)

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Xeelee Sequence

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Avg. degree1.96
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Xeelee Sequence

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related to Plot summary · 17
Xeelee Sequence → After, Because, Birds, Both, Eventually, Humans, Milky Way, Photino Birds, The, The Photino Birds, Their, These, Through, To, Type II, Unaware, Xeelee
related to overview · 15
Xeelee Sequence → All, An, An Omnibus, As, August, Baxter's Destiny's Children, Big Bang, Flux, In August, January, Raft, Ring, The Complete Series, Timelike Infinity, Xeelee
related to Chronology and reading order · 9
Xeelee Sequence → Baxter, Endurance, In, Resplendent, September, Some, The, Vacuum Diagrams, Xeelee
related to Destiny's Children (2003–2006) · 3
Xeelee Sequence → Gollancz, Published, Series
related to External links · 3
Xeelee Sequence → Baxter's, Internet Speculative Fiction DatabaseStephen, September
related to Short fiction · 2
Xeelee Sequence → Below, Short
Author · 1
Xeelee Sequence → Stephen Baxter
Country · 1
Xeelee Sequence → United Kingdom
Genre · 1
Xeelee Sequence → Hard science fiction
Language · 1
Xeelee Sequence → English

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xeelee sequence series novels stories universe short fiction birds baxter war photino author species humanity matter novellas science type timelike

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Xeelee SequenceAuthorStephen Baxter1.00infobox
Xeelee SequenceCountryUnited Kingdom1.00infobox
Xeelee SequenceGenreHard science fiction1.00infobox
Xeelee SequenceLanguageEnglish1.00infobox
Xeelee SequenceMedia typePrint (Hardcover / Paperback)1.00infobox
Xeelee SequenceNo. of books12 (List of books)1.00infobox
Xeelee SequenceOriginal titleXeelee Sequence1.00infobox
Xeelee SequencePublished1991–20181.00infobox
the struggle for survival in an unknowable universeinstance ofthe series addresses existential and philosophical issues0.80text
the impact of warinstance ofthe series addresses existential and philosophical issues0.80text
militarism on societyinstance ofthe series addresses existential and philosophical issues0.80text
and the consequences of an unpredictable technological future for humanityinstance ofthe series addresses existential and philosophical issues0.80text

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