Expansion: The History of the Galaxy (Russian: "История Галактики", Istoriya Galaktiki) is a science fiction book series by Russian writer Andrey Livadny with a plot spanning from the 23rd to the 39th centuries. It embraces several novels, tales, and stories. Some of which are within the five collected stories.
Plotlines prominently featured in the series include: Devastating Interstellar Wars, Contacts with Alien Races, and The Collapse and Rebirth of Civilizations. All of these are intertwined to bring the galaxy to life.
Morality is also central to many of the novels, especially those concerning Artificial Intelligence.
NOTE: The novels are listed in the chronological order of the story, not the publishing dates.
| Number | English Title | Russian Title | Sub-series | Year(s) | Novel / Narrative / Short Story | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Target | Мишень | — | 2215 | Narrative | |
| 2 | The Gemini Sign | Знак Близнецов | — | 2217 | Narrative | |
| 3 | Precursors ("The Planet of the Blue Devils") | Предтечи («Планета голубых дьяволов») | — | 2304 | Narrative | |
| 4 | Dabog | Дабог | — | 2607 | Novel | |
| 5 | The Estrangement Zone | Зона отчуждения | — | 2607 - 2608 | Novel | |
| 6 | The Return of the Gods | Возвращение богов | — | 2608 | Narrative | |
| 7 | Fort Stellar | Форт Стеллар | — | 2608 - 2670 | Short story | |
| 8 | The Island of Hope | Остров Надежды | — | 2609 - 2717 | Novel | |
| 9 | The Fortune Troops | Десант на Счастье | — | 2617 - 2720 | Narrative | |
| 10 | Serv-Battalion | Серв-батальон | — | 2624 - 2635 | Novel | |
| 11 | Mercenary | Наёмник | Mercenary | 2634 - 2647 | Novel | |
| 12 | Earth - The Eternal City | Вечный город – Земля | — | 2635 | Short story | |
| 13 | The Faraway Star | Далёкая Звезда | — | 2635 | Narrative | |
| 14 | Repeated Colonization | Повторная колонизация | — | 2636 | Narrative | |
| 15 | Omicron | Омикрон | — | 2636 - 2641 | Novel | |
| 16 | Virtual Reality | Виртуалка | — | 2637 | Narrative | |
| 17 | Natalie | Натали | — | 2637 | Narrative | |
| 18 | The Last Boundary ("Shiran Cluster") | Последний Рубеж («Скопление Ширана») | — | 2637 | Novel | |
| 19 | Mercenary: The Flame of Hope | Наёмник. Пламя надежды | Mercenary | 2648 | Novel | |
| 20 | Mercenary: The Limits of the Possible | Наёмник. Грань возможного | Mercenary | 2650 | Novel | |
| 21 | The Black Moon | Черная Луна | — | 2717 | Novel | |
| 22 | Meeting with God | Свидание с богом | — | 2907 | Narrative | |
| 23 | Cyberhag (AKA Special Mission) | Киберхаг (или Особое заданий) | — | 2943 | Novel | |
| 24 | A Rose for a Cyborg | Роза для киборга | John Mitchell St. Ivo | 3699 | Novel | |
| 25 | Paradise Lost | Потерянный рай | John Mitchell St. Ivo | 3705 | Novel | |
| 26 | The Galactic Vortex | Галактический вихрь | — | 3727 | Novel | |
| 27 | Demeter | Деметра | Mother | 3750 | Novel | |
| 28 | Transport to Beezlebub | Транспорт до Везелвула | — | 3771 | Novel | |
| 29 | The Third Race | Третья раса | — | 3774 - 3794 | Novel | |
| 30 | The Orion Nebula | Туманность Ориона | — | 3782 | Novel | |
| 31 | Raven | Райвен | John Mitchell St. Ivo | 3785 | Narrative | |
| 32 | Natural Selection | Естественный отбор | Mother | 3787 | Short story | |
| 33 | The Spiral | Cпираль | Mother | 3790 - 3800 | Novel | |
| 34 | Craft 618 | Борт 618 | Living Space | 3801 | Novel | |
| 35 | Living Space | Жизненное пространство | Living Space | 3802 | Novel | |
| 36 | The Black Oasis | Черный Оазис | — | 3805 | Short story | |
| 37 | Relict | Реликт | — | 3807 | Short story | |
| 38 | True Superiority | Реальное превосходство | — | 3809 | Short story | |
| 39 | The Verge of Reality | Грань реальности | — | 3820 | Novel | |
| 40 | The Dream of the Mind | Сон разума | — | 3825 | Novel | |
| 41 | The Bridge over the Chasm | Мост через Бездну | John Mitchell St. Ivo | 3827 | Novel | |
| 42 | The Soul of the "Loner" | Душа Одиночки | — | 3828 | Novel | |
| 43 | The Dawn at Arax | Заря над Араксом | — | 3830 | Novel | |
| 44 | Cyberspace | Киберпространство | Living Space | 3840 | Novel | |
| 45 | The Purgatory | Чистилище | — | 3841 | Short story | |
| 46 | Crimson Skies | Багровые Небеса | — | 3845 | Novel | |
| 47 | Advance Post | Форпост | — | 3847 | Novel | |
| 48 | The Outcast | Отверженный | — | 3848 | Short story | |
| 49 | The Cold Flame of Erigon | Холодное пламя Эригона | — | 3851 | Novel | |
| 50 | Retaliatory Strike (The Last of the Immortals) | Ответный удар (Последний из бессмертных) | — | 3860 | Novel | |
| 51 | First World | Первый Мир | — | 3865 | Novel | |
| 52 | Backup Spaceport | Резервный космодром | Mechanoforms | 3867 | Novel | |
| 53 | Absolute Enemy | Абсолютный враг | Mechanoforms | 3867 | Novel | |
| 54 | Rain | Дождь | — | 3875-3990 | Narrative |