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Starship TroopersNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1959
About aliens, set in other star systems.
Starman JonesNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1953
About space exploration, set in other star systems.
“Starman Jones, a 1953 science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein, features a farm boy who wants to go to the stars.”
from the catalogue
Old Man's WarSeries
series16 books2005
Set in other star systems.
“Sign a document at 65, saying you intend to join up 10 years later.”
from the catalogue
Start with Old Man's War →
VattaUniverse
universe10 books2003
Set in other star systems.
“Get kicked out of the Academy and the family still hands you a ship.”
from the catalogue
Start with Trading in Danger →
includes Vatta's War, Vatta's Peace
JanissariesSeries
series4 books1979
About political intrigue and slavery, set in other star systems.
“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 →
HonorverseUniverse
universe83 books1993
Set in other star systems.
“At the center stands one officer, Honor Harrington — captain, then something far larger — and the six-limbed empathic treecat who rides her shoulder.”
from the catalogue
Start with On Basilisk Station →
includes Honor Harrington, Worlds of Honor anthologies, Saganami Island, Wages of Sin, Expanded Honorverse, Manticore Ascendant, Star Kingdom (Honor Harrington), Honor Harrington Universe short fiction