List of science fiction universes

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.
 * The Cosmere by Brandon Sanderson
 * The Star Wars universe, by George Lucas (space opera with some Tolkien influences )
 * The Warhammer 40,000 universe by Games Workshop
 * Bas-Lag by China Miéville