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universe142 books1964

Science fiction, 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

HeecheeSeries

series19 books1972

completed

Space opera.

“The Heechee are an advanced alien race that visited the Solar System hundreds of millennia ago and then mysteriously disappeared.”
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Start with Gateway →

Starman JonesNovel

Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1953

Space opera, about coming of age, set in spaceship.

“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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The Colors of SpaceNovel

Marion Zimmer Bradleystandalone novel1963

Space opera.

“The Lhari seem peaceful and friendly, but they go to some lengths to protect their monopoly on faster-than-light travel.”
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Academy / Priscilla (Hutch) HutchinsSeries

series16 books1983

Science fiction, about space exploration and aliens, set in far future and space.

“Beginning with The Engines of God, the series treats deep time and the near-total absence of intelligent alien life as its central mystery, favoring slow-burn discovery over action.”
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Start with The Engines of God →

The AvatarNovel

Poul Andersonstandalone novel1978

Space opera.

“With the aid of the political opposition, they escape and journey through the portal in search of knowledge, and perhaps even to meet those who created the portal system.”
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