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universe39 books1977

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

Known SpaceUniverse

universe142 books1964

About aliens, set in far future.

“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 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 →

Podkayne of MarsNovel

Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1963

Space opera, about coming of age and political intrigue.

“Poddy has one goal in life, to be the first female starship captain.”
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Academy / Priscilla (Hutch) HutchinsSeries

series16 books1983

About aliens, set in far future.

“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 →

Have Space Suit - Will TravelNovel

Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1958

Space opera, about aliens and survival.

“One minute Kip Russell was walking about in his own backyard, testing out an old space suit and dreaming about going to the moon - and the next he was out cold and the captive of an insidious space pirate.”
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