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Space BeagleSeries
series5 books1939
completed
About aliens and space exploration.
Start with Black Destroyer →
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 Chanur, Company Wars, Mri Wars, Hanan Rebellion, The Hinder Stars, Age of Exploration, Era of Rapprochement, Unionside
Slow Train to ArcturusNovel
Eric Flint & Dave Freerstandalone novel2008
First contact, about aliens, set in other star systems.
The Stars My DestinationNovel
Alfred Besterstandalone novel1956
Dark in tone, about revenge and identity, set in other star systems.
VattaUniverse
universe10 books2003
Military science fiction, 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
FoundationUniverse
universe123 books1940
About robots.
“There is a science that reads the future of quadrillions the way an astronomer reads the orbits of stars.”
from the catalogue
Start with Foundation →
includes Trantorian Empire, Foundation, The Collected Fiction of Isaac Asimov, Second Foundation Trilogy, The Positronic Robot Stories, Foundation (Original Stories)