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Samuel R. Delanystandalone novel1968

Space opera, about quests and revenge, set in space.

“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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Known SpaceUniverse

universe142 books1964

About aliens, set in 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, Man-Kzin Wars, Fleet of Worlds

Variable StarNovel

Robert A. Heinlein & Spider Robinsonstandalone novel2006

Space opera, about coming of age and space exploration, set in space.

“Robinson posted a note on his website in 2009 noting that his agent had sold a trilogy of sequels based on the novel and its characters.”
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Citizen of the GalaxyNovel

Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1957

Space opera, about coming of age and identity.

“On a planet far distant from Earth, a lame beggar buys a young boy slave who has forgotten his origins.”
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Tunnel in the SkyNovel

Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1955

About survival and space exploration.

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

universe39 books1972

About aliens, set in space.

“Two species that ought, by every buried instinct, to recoil from one another instead clasp hand to truhand and build a galaxy together.”
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Start with For Love of Mother-Not →

includes Pip & Flinx, Icerigger Trilogy, The Founding of the Commonwealth

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