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Tunnel in the SkyNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1955
About space exploration and coming of age.
“As the final test of a survivalist/explorer class, teenagers are dumped on an alien planet to use their skills while awaiting pickup.”
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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.”
from the catalogue
Start with Heavy Time →
includes Company Wars, Hanan Rebellion, Chanur, Mri Wars, Age of Exploration, Era of Rapprochement, Unionside, The Hinder Stars
Space BeagleSeries
series5 books1939
completed
About aliens and space exploration, set in spaceship.
Start with Black Destroyer →
DuneUniverse
universe78 books1963
About political intrigue.
“The desert planet, where empire runs on a single substance: the spice melange, which folds space, prolongs life, and unlocks prescience, and which exists nowhere else in the known universe.”
from the catalogue
Start with Dune →
includes Dune, Dune Sequels, Dune Prequels, Heroes of Dune, Background of the Dune Universe
Pushing IceNovel
Alastair Reynoldsstandalone novel2005
Hard science fiction and first contact, about space exploration and aliens.
Brion BranddSeries
series2 books1962
completed
Science fiction, about survival, set in far future and other star systems.
Start with Planet of the Damned →