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Schild's LadderNovel
Greg Eganstandalone novel2002
Hard science fiction, challenging in tone, about technological singularity and ecological collapse.
Tau ZeroNovel
Poul Andersonstandalone novel1970
Hard science fiction and space opera, about survival, set in spaceship.
“During an epic voyage to a planet 30 light years away, the engines of the starship the 'Leonora Christine' are damaged.”
from the catalogue
Known SpaceUniverse
universe142 books1964
About aliens, set in space and other star systems.
“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 →
includes Ringworld, Fleet of Worlds, Man-Kzin Wars
Ship of FoolsNovel
Richard Paul Russostandalone novel2001
Space opera, about aliens, set in spaceship and generation ship.
“A generation ship searching for inhabited planets is drawn by a beacon to a planet where all human residents have died violently; upon leaving, it encounters a mysterious giant ship of alien origin.”
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The City and the StarsNovel
Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1956
Reflective in tone, about immortality, set in other star systems.
Starman JonesNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1953
Space opera, adventurous in tone, set in space.
“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