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Dragon's EggSeries
series3 books1980
completed
Science fiction and hard science fiction, about aliens and space exploration, set in other star systems and far future.
Start with Dragon's Egg →
MesklinSeries
series6 books1954
completed
Adventurous in tone.
“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
Adventurous in tone, set in space.
Camelot 30KNovel
Robert L. Forwardstandalone novel1993
Science fiction and hard science fiction, about aliens and space exploration, set in other star systems and far future.
“In Camelot 30K, Forward uses exotic low-temperature chemistry to explain the aliens' unique biology and anatomy.”
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The Gods ThemselvesNovel
Isaac Asimovstandalone novel1972
Set in parallel universe and the moon.
Known SpaceUniverse
universe142 books1964
Set in space.
“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