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Starship TroopersNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1959
About coming of age.
Old Man's WarSeries
series16 books2005
Science fiction and military science fiction, adventurous in tone, about war, set in far future and space.
“Sign a document at 65, saying you intend to join up 10 years later.”
from the catalogue
Start with Old Man's War →
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 Man-Kzin Wars, Ringworld, Fleet of Worlds
Hour of the HordeNovel
Gordon R. Dicksonstandalone novel1970
Science fiction and space opera, adventurous and tense in tone, about aliens and war, set in far future and space.
“Annihilating everything before it, a horde of monstrous space travellers were advancing through the stars.”
from the catalogue
The Final ArchitectureSeries
series6 books2021
About space exploration.
“Eighty years ago, Earth was destroyed by an alien 'Architect'.”
from the catalogue
Start with Shards of Earth →
ConquerorsSeries
series3 books1994
First contact, about political intrigue.
“Zahn alternates perspective between the human and alien chains of command, using the shifting viewpoints to slowly unpick why the conflict started in the first place.”
from the catalogue
Start with Conquerors' Pride →