# 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 Galactic Center Saga universe by Gregory Benford
* 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 Perry Rhodan universe by Karl-Herbert Scheer and Clark Darlton
* 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