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MesklinSeries
series6 books1954
completed
Science fiction and hard science fiction, adventurous in tone, about aliens and space exploration, set in other star systems and far future.
“The idea came from an object that was at the time believed to exist in the 61 Cygni system, and which might represent an extrasolar planet.”
from the catalogue
Start with Mission of Gravity →
WheelersNovel
Ian Stewart & Jack Cohenstandalone novel2000
Science fiction and hard science fiction, adventurous in tone, about aliens and space exploration, set in other star systems and far future.
Minervan Experiment / GiantsSeries
series5 books1977
completed
Mysterious in tone.
“The Giants series is a quintet of science fiction novels by James P. Hogan, published between 1977 and 2005.”
from the catalogue
Start with Inherit the Stars →
Encounter with TiberNovel
John Barnes & Buzz Aldrinstandalone novel1996
Science fiction and first contact, about aliens and space exploration, set in other star systems and near future.
“A working title, used on some advance covers for the British edition, was The Tides of Tiber.”
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Known SpaceUniverse
universe142 books1964
Science fiction, about aliens, set in far future and other star systems.
“Give a clever species a few centuries and a working fusion drive, and it will fill the sky with problems.”
from the catalogue
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 →