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Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1952

About space colonization and space exploration, set in near future and space.

“Clarke wrote the story as a travelogue of human settlement of cislunar space in the last half of the twenty-first century.”
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Alliance-UnionUniverse

universe173 books1976

Set in far future.

“Around that spine cluster the merchanter novels of trader Families, the Faded Sun trilogy of human envoys among the martial alien Mri, and the Chanur books, narrated from the hierarchical, whiskered viewpoint of the hani.”
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Start with Heavy Time →

includes Company Wars, Chanur, Mri Wars, Age of Exploration, Unionside, Era of Rapprochement, Hanan Rebellion, The Hinder Stars

VattaUniverse

universe10 books2003

Space opera and military science fiction, set in far future and space.

“Get kicked out of the Academy and the family still hands you a ship.”
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Start with Trading in Danger →

includes Vatta's War, Vatta's Peace

Shieldrunner PiratesSeries

series4 books2017

Space opera, tense in tone, set in space and far future.

“Now they have to outwit the AI if they want to join the pirate crew--and survive long enough to enjoy it.”
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Start with Barbary Station →

Gregg HaljanSeries

series2 books1931

completed

Space opera, adventurous in tone, set in space.

“Brigands of the Moon follows Gregg Haljan, an officer aboard the spaceship Planetara, after Martian pirates seize the ship to steal a rare cargo of moon ore vital to Earth's technology, forcing Gregg to turn pirate himself to win it back.”
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Start with Brigands of the Moon →

RevengerSeries

series3 books2016

Space opera, adventurous in tone, set in space and far future.

Start with Revenger →

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