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The Stainless Steel RatSeries
series21 books1957
completed
Space opera, set in space.
“An adolescent boy on a dull planet resolves to live by his wits outside the law, and enacts a plan which leads to risk and reward.”
from the catalogue
Start with A Stainless Steel Rat Is Born →
The Moon Is a Harsh MistressNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1966
About rebellion and revolution and space colonization, set in the moon.
This ImmortalSeries
series2 books1966
About immortality and aliens, set in our world.
Start with This Immortal →
The Android's DreamSeries
series2 books2006
Space opera and humor, about aliens, set in near future.
“John Scalzi's The Android's Dream follows ex-soldier Harry Creek as the hunt for a replacement leads him to Robin Baker, an ordinary woman carrying hidden sheep DNA that makes her the key to avoiding a war.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Android's Dream →
Double StarNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1956
About identity, set in mars.
“Lorenzo Smythe, the excellent yet unemployed actor, meets Dak Broadbent in a bar.”
from the catalogue
CommonwealthUniverse
universe12 books2002
Space opera.
“Step aboard the train at the Second Chance terminal and ride the wormhole to another star.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Dreaming Void →
includes Void Trilogy, Commonwealth Saga, Chronicle of the Fallers