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universe39 books1977

Science fiction, set in far future.

“To beat your enemy you must first understand him so completely that you love him — and in the instant you love him, you destroy him.”
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Start with Ender's Game →

includes Ender Wiggin, Ender's Shadow, First Formic War, Fleet School, Second Formic War

Humanx CommonwealthUniverse

universe39 books1972

About aliens.

“Two species that ought, by every buried instinct, to recoil from one another instead clasp hand to truhand and build a galaxy together.”
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Start with For Love of Mother-Not →

includes Pip & Flinx, Icerigger Trilogy, The Founding of the Commonwealth

Starman JonesNovel

Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1953

Space opera, set in spaceship.

“Starman Jones, a 1953 science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein, features a farm boy who wants to go to the stars.”
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Citizen of the GalaxyNovel

Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1957

Space opera, about identity and slavery.

“On a planet far distant from Earth, a lame beggar buys a young boy slave who has forgotten his origins.”
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The Science Fiction Hall of FameSeries

series11 books1895

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

Tunnel in the SkyNovel

Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1955

Tense in tone, about survival.

“As the final test of a survivalist/explorer class, teenagers are dumped on an alien planet to use their skills while awaiting pickup.”
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