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Starman JonesNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1953
Space opera, about space exploration and coming of age.
“Starman Jones, a 1953 science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein, features a farm boy who wants to go to the stars.”
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NovaNovel
Samuel R. Delanystandalone novel1968
Space opera, about quests and revenge, set in other star systems.
“The plot concerns the spaceship captain Lorq Von Ray's search for a nova, which will produce the essential power source Illyrion, and his vendetta with the Red family, who seek to kill him.”
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The Stainless Steel RatSeries
series21 books1957
completed
Space opera, about con artists.
“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.”
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RevengerSeries
series3 books2016
Space opera, set in other star systems.
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The Pirates of ZanNovel
Murray Leinsterstandalone novel1959
Space opera, about con artists, set in other star systems.
HellquadNovel
Ron Goulartstandalone novel1984
Space opera, about bounty hunters, set in other star systems.
“Years ago an infamous couple had been executed for selling solar secrets to an extra-galactic enemy... then the sentence was reversed and the victims resurrected.”
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