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The Stainless Steel RatSeries
series21 books1957
completed
Space opera, adventurous in tone.
“An adolescent boy on a dull planet resolves to live by his wits outside the law, and enacts a plan which leads to risk and reward.”
from the catalogue
Start with A Stainless Steel Rat Is Born →
Rex Nihilo AdventuresSeries
series7 books2014
Space opera.
Start with Starship Grifters →
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyUniverse
universe18 books1979
Science fiction and humor, funny in tone, set in far future and space.
“The Earth is scheduled for demolition to make way for a hyperspace bypass, and honestly, nobody filed the paperwork properly.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy →
includes Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Dirk Gently
The Pirates of ZanNovel
Murray Leinsterstandalone novel1959
Space opera, adventurous in tone, about pirates.
Vossoff and NimmitzSeries
series9 books1994
Science fiction and humor, funny in tone, about con artists, set in far future and space.
Start with Just a Couple of Sentients Sitting Around Talking →
Leland HaleSeries
series4 books1957
completed
Start with To Make a Hero →