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Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1956

Reflective in tone, set in other star systems and far future.

Clifford D. Simakstandalone novel1963

First contact, about aliens, set in north america and mid 20th century.

“The human operator of a transfer station for aliens traveling between planets, kept secret from the human race, deals with discovery by the US government and interplanetary political crisis, as well as his own emotional issues.”
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Known SpaceUniverse

universe142 books1964

About aliens, set in far future and space.

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

includes Ringworld, Fleet of Worlds, Man-Kzin Wars

Cities in FlightSeries

series10 books1950

completed

Space opera, about space colonization, set in space and far future.

“The stories cover roughly two thousand years, from the very near future to the end of the universe.”
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Start with They Shall Have Stars →

Future HistorySeries

series42 books1939

completed

Science fiction.

“The term Future History was coined by John W. Campbell Jr. in the February 1941 issue of Astounding Science Fiction.”
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Start with Life-Line →

IcehengeNovel

Kim Stanley Robinsonstandalone novel1984

Hard science fiction, about rebellion and revolution, set in far future.

“The first is the diary of Emma Weil, an engineer swept into a Martian revolution in 2248, conscripted onto a rebel starship fitted for a voyage beyond the solar system, and forced to decide how far her sympathy for the uprising extends.”
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