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Space BeagleSeries
series5 books1939
completed
About aliens and space exploration.
Start with Black Destroyer →
The Stars My DestinationNovel
Alfred Besterstandalone novel1956
Dark in tone, about revenge and identity, set in other star systems.
Alliance-UnionUniverse
universe173 books1976
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 →
includes Company Wars, Chanur, Mri Wars, Hanan Rebellion, Age of Exploration, The Hinder Stars, Unionside, Era of Rapprochement
Catteni SequenceSeries
series5 books1970
completed
About slavery and aliens, set in other star systems.
“The Catteni series is a tetralogy of science fiction novels by American writer Anne McCaffrey.”
from the catalogue
Start with Freedom's Landing →
Slow Train to ArcturusNovel
Eric Flint & Dave Freerstandalone novel2008
First contact, about aliens, set in other star systems.
Cities in FlightSeries
series10 books1950
completed
About space colonization.
“The stories cover roughly two thousand years, from the very near future to the end of the universe.”
from the catalogue
Start with They Shall Have Stars →