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Starship TroopersNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1959
Military science fiction, adventurous in tone, about coming of age.
Known SpaceUniverse
universe142 books1964
Science fiction, 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
Start with Ringworld →
includes Ringworld, Man-Kzin Wars, Fleet of Worlds
TeixcalaanSeries
series2 books2019
Tense in tone, about political intrigue and identity.
“A Memory Called Empire and A Desolation Called Peace pair court intrigue with Mahit's conflicted, outsider fascination with an empire she can't help admiring.”
from the catalogue
Start with A Memory Called Empire →
Alex BenedictSeries
series13 books1987
Science fiction and mystery & detective, mysterious in tone, set in far future and space.
“Alex Benedict is an antiques dealer and part-time interstellar investigator, generations removed from Earth's first starfaring age, who keeps stumbling into forgotten history through the objects and ruins he trades in.”
from the catalogue
Start with A Talent for War →
HeecheeSeries
series19 books1972
completed
About space exploration.
“The Heechee are an advanced alien race that visited the Solar System hundreds of millennia ago and then mysteriously disappeared.”
from the catalogue
Start with Gateway →
QuadrailSeries
series5 books2005
About political intrigue.
“Paired with the telepathically gifted Bayta, Compton investigates and fights the Modhri, a parasitic group-mind quietly seizing control of galactic leaders from within.”
from the catalogue
Start with Night Train to Rigel →