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  • Cover of Known Space
    Known SpaceUniverse

    universe · 142 books · 1964

    About aliens.

    “Give a clever species a few centuries and a working fusion drive, and it will fill the sky with problems.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Ringworld →

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    includes Ringworld, Fleet of Worlds, Man-Kzin Wars

  • Cover of Starman Jones
    Starman JonesNovel

    Robert A. Heinlein · standalone novel · 1953

    Space opera, about coming of age, set in spaceship.

    “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

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  • Cover of The Stars My Destination
    The Stars My DestinationNovel

    Alfred Bester · standalone novel · 1956

    Space opera, dark in tone, about revenge and identity.

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  • Cover of Tunnel in the Sky
    Tunnel in the SkyNovel

    Robert A. Heinlein · standalone novel · 1955

    Tense in tone, about coming of age.

    “As the final test of a survivalist/explorer class, teenagers are dumped on an alien planet to use their skills while awaiting pickup.”

    from the catalogue

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  • Cover of To Aid and Protect
    To Aid and ProtectNovel

    R. Kyle Hannah · standalone novel · 2010

    Space opera, about artificial intelligence and aliens.

    “When a new homeworld is discovered and preparations are made to abandon the fleet, the now sentient computer realizes it cannot assist them if they leave.”

    from the catalogue

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  • Cover of Cities in Flight
    Cities in FlightSeries

    series · 10 books · 1950

    completed

    Space opera.

    “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 →

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