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  • Cover of Known Space
    Known SpaceUniverse

    universe · 142 books · 1964

    Set in 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 →

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    includes Man-Kzin Wars, Ringworld, Fleet of Worlds

  • Cover of Starship Troopers
    Starship TroopersNovel

    Robert A. Heinlein · standalone novel · 1959

    About coming of age, set in space.

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  • Cover of Conquerors
    ConquerorsSeries

    series · 3 books · 1994

    First contact, about political intrigue, set in space.

    “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 →

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  • Cover of The Final Architecture
    The Final ArchitectureSeries

    series · 6 books · 2021

    Space opera, about space exploration, set in space.

    “Eighty years ago, Earth was destroyed by an alien 'Architect'.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Shards of Earth →

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  • Cover of Janissaries
    JanissariesSeries

    series · 4 books · 1979

    About political intrigue and slavery.

    “Janissaries are an American series of military and political-based science fiction novels are set in an interstellar confederation of races, in which humans are a slave race entrusted with military affairs and law enforcement.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Janissaries →

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  • Cover of Alliance-Union Universe
    Alliance-UnionUniverse

    universe · 173 books · 1976

    Science fiction, set in far future.

    “Around that spine cluster the merchanter novels of trader Families, the Faded Sun trilogy of human envoys among the martial alien Mri, and the Chanur books, narrated from the hierarchical, whiskered viewpoint of the hani.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Heavy Time →

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    includes Mri Wars, Chanur, Hanan Rebellion, Era of Rapprochement, Company Wars, The Hinder Stars, Age of Exploration, Unionside