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Catteni SequenceSeries
series5 books1970
completed
Space opera, about slavery.
“The Catteni series is a tetralogy of science fiction novels by American writer Anne McCaffrey.”
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Start with Freedom's Landing →
HeorotSeries
series4 books1987
Science fiction, about space colonization, set in other star systems and far future.
“Reproduction and fertility expert Dr Jack Cohen acted as a consultant on the book, designing the novel life cycle of the alien antagonists, the grendels.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Legacy of Heorot →
DeathworldSeries
series4 books1960
completed
Science fiction, adventurous in tone, about space colonization and survival, set in far future and other star systems.
“The central hero is a gambler who becomes involved with colonists of an extremely hostile planet.”
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Start with Deathworld →
Pax / AstraSeries
series2 books1954
completed
Tense in tone.
“Star Flight appears to be a later omnibus or reissue rather than a third original novel.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Stars Are Ours! →
Cities in FlightSeries
series10 books1950
completed
Space opera, set in space.
“The stories cover roughly two thousand years, from the very near future to the end of the universe.”
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Start with They Shall Have Stars →
West of the SunNovel
Edgar Pangbornstandalone novel1953
Science fiction, adventurous in tone, about space colonization and aliens, set in other star systems and far future.
“West of the Sun ... on the dangerous planet Lucifer.”
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