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A series of Science Fiction novels written by [[Peter F. Hamilton]].

 

 

The series includes the books ''[[Pandora's Star]]'' and ''[[Judas Unchained]]''. ''Misspent Youth'' takes place a century or two earlier in the same universe but is usually excluded from the "Saga" designation, including on the [https://web.archive.org/web/20131117042611/http://www.peterfhamilton.co.uk/index.php?page=commonwealth author's website], since the plot is unrelated. The Saga is followed 1500 years later by the [[Void Trilogy]]: ''The Dreaming Void'', ''The Temporal Void'', and ''The Evolutionary Void''. Together these series comprise the "Commonwealth Universe".

* [[Space Elves]]: The Silfen, who are almost physically identical to traditional elves and were the [[Ancient Astronauts|inspiration for elf legends]] (those legends were specifically of [[The Fair Folk]] and their morality proves to be [[Blue and Orange Morality|alien]] in a somewhat similar fashion).

* [[Space Is an Ocean]]: A spaceship is built for exploration (because their wormhole technology doesn't reach far enough). {{spoiler|Then a whole fleet is built for defence and deterrence against spacefaring aliens, and even arkships in case the war goes wrong}}. Somewhat [[Justified Trope|justified]] because the first one was conceived by 21st century astronauts, and they [[Lampshade Hanging|acknowledge]] the fact that the design of both the ships stems from 20th and 21st century science fiction. In the ''Void Trilogy'' (set 1500 years later in the same verse), spaceships are comparable to nowadays ships, in terms of use, design, and diversity.

* [[Starfish Aliens]]: A stranded alien Path Wanderer is too alien for anyone to communicate with or relate to, until Ozzie discovers it communicates with ultraviolet visual signals.

* [[Starfish Language]]: See above.

 

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