Several fictional universes exist in science fiction that serve as backstage for renowned series of novels, short stories, motion pictures and games. This list includes:
The Alliance-Union universe, by C. J. Cherryh
The Babylon 5 universe, by J. Michael Straczynski
The Brave Little Toaster Universe, by Thomas M. Disch
The CoDominium universe, by Jerry Pournelle
The Humanx Commonwealth Universe, by Alan Dean Foster
The Culture universe, by Iain M. Banks
The Dune universe, by Frank Herbert
The Terro-Human Future History universe by H. Beam Piper
The Eight Worlds, by John Varley
The Enderverse, by Orson Scott Card
The Familias Regnant universe, by Elizabeth Moon
The Gallatin universe, by L. Neil Smith
The Halo universe, by Bungie and 343 Industries
The Heritage Universe, by Charles Sheffield
The Heechee Saga, by Frederik Pohl
The Hunger Games universe, by Suzanne Collins
The Hyperion Universe, by Dan Simmons
The Instrumentality of Mankind universe, by Cordwainer Smith
Isaac's Universe, by Isaac Asimov
The Known Space universe, by Larry Niven
The Liaden universe, by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller
The Long Earth, by Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter
The Lunar Chronicles universe, by Marissa Meyer
The Mass Effect universe, by BioWare
The Noon Universe, by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky
The Old Man's War universe, by John Scalzi
The Red Dwarf universe, by Rob Grant and Doug Naylor
The Revelation Space universe, by Alastair Reynolds
The Robot-Empire-Foundation universe, by Isaac Asimov
The Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones? universe, created by Greg Miller
The Sector General universe by James White
The StarCraft universe, by Blizzard Entertainment
The Star Trek universe, by Gene Roddenberry
The Star Wars expanded universe, by George Lucas
The Uplift Universe, by David Brin
The Warhammer 40,000 universe by Games Workshop
The Whoniverse
The Xeelee universe, by Stephen Baxter
The Zones of Thought universe, by Vernor Vinge
The X-Universe, by Egosoft
