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Time Trials is 6 books, 2022–2024.

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Kairos
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame
H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds
Future History
Known Space
Whoniverse
Cavor
Matter, Space and Time
State / Leshy Circuit

seriesMadeleine L'Engle11 books1962

seriesBen Bova, Algis Budrys, Arthur C. Clarke, Geo. W. Proctor, H. G. Wells, Robert Silverberg, Terry Carr & Theodore R. Cogswell11 books1895

Science fiction.

“The greatest science fiction stories of all time chosen by the members of the Science Fiction Writers of America.”
from the catalogue description of The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One

Start with The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One →

H. G. Wells' War of the WorldsUniverse

universe65 books1898

Alien invasion.

“No one would have believed, in the closing years of the nineteenth century, that human affairs were being watched keenly and closely from the timeless worlds of space.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The War of the Worlds →

Future HistorySeries

seriesRobert A. Heinlein42 books1939

Science fiction.

“The term Future History was coined by John W. Campbell Jr. in the February 1941 issue of Astounding Science Fiction.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Life-Line →

Known SpaceUniverse

universe142 books1964

About aliens, set in far future and space.

“Give a clever species a few centuries and a working fusion drive, and it will fill the sky with problems.”
from the catalogue description

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WhoniverseUniverse

universe2034 books1964

Science fiction.

“Somewhere a blue police box that has no business existing folds a whole world in behind one door, and an old traveller wearing a brand-new face steps out onto a beach, a battlefield, the last warm afternoon of a dying sun.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Timewyrm: Genesys →

CavorSeries

seriesH. G. Wells & Stephen Baxter2 books1901

About space exploration, set in the moon and early 20th century.

“H. G. Wells's 1901 novel The First Men in the Moon is narrated by the businessman Bedford, who joins the reclusive scientist Cavor after Cavor invents cavorite, a gravity-blocking substance that carries the two men to the Moon.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The First Men in the Moon →

Matter, Space and TimeSeries

seriesRay Cummings29 books1919

Science fiction.

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State / Leshy CircuitSeries

seriesLarry Niven9 books1969

Set in far future and other star systems.

Start with Passerby →

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What should I read after Time Trials?: Kairos — the closest match to Time Trials on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Time Trials?: Time Trials. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Time Trials.
How big is Time Trials?: Time Trials is 6 books, 2022–2024.

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