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Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1953

Space opera, about space exploration, 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.”
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CoDominiumUniverse

universe98 books1971

Military science fiction.

“The body of work runs along a few hard threads rather than one line.”
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Start with The Mote in God's Eye →

includes Moties, Falkenberg's Legion, Laurie Jo Hansen, War World

Known SpaceUniverse

universe142 books1964

Set in space.

“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, Man-Kzin Wars, Fleet of Worlds

Ender's GameUniverse

universe39 books1977

Science fiction, set in far future.

“To beat your enemy you must first understand him so completely that you love him — and in the instant you love him, you destroy him.”
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Start with Ender's Game →

includes Ender Wiggin, Ender's Shadow, First Formic War, Second Formic War, Fleet School

Cities in FlightSeries

series10 books1950

completed

Space opera, about space colonization, set in space.

“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 →

Space BeagleSeries

series5 books1939

completed

Space opera, tense in tone, about space exploration, set in space.

Start with Black Destroyer →

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