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Red PlanetNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1949
About space colonization and coming of age.
“A boy colonist on Mars takes his bouncing ball Martian pet with him to boarding school, but the new Headmaster is a controlling tyrant.”
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Imperial GalaxySeries
series2 books2012
Space opera, about coming of age, set in other star systems.
“Garth Nix's A Confusion of Princes follows Khemri through the empire's ruthless military, its secret intelligence service, and a deadly, decades-long competition to determine who might one day take the throne.”
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The Moon Is a Harsh MistressNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1966
About artificial intelligence and rebellion and revolution.
Old Man's WarSeries
series16 books2005
Military science fiction and space opera, about war, set in other star systems.
“Sign a document at 65, saying you intend to join up 10 years later.”
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Start with Old Man's War →
JanissariesSeries
series4 books1979
Military science fiction, about war and slavery, set in other star systems.
“Janissaries are an American series of military and political-based science fiction novels are set in an interstellar confederation of races, in which humans are a slave race entrusted with military affairs and law enforcement.”
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Alliance-UnionUniverse
universe173 books1976
Science fiction, 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 Chanur, Mri Wars, Company Wars, The Hinder Stars, Era of Rapprochement, Age of Exploration, Unionside, Hanan Rebellion