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Starman JonesNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1953
Science fiction, set in other star systems.
“Starman Jones, a 1953 science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein, features a farm boy who wants to go to the stars.”
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Citizen of the GalaxyNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1957
Science fiction, about identity and slavery, set in other star systems.
“On a planet far distant from Earth, a lame beggar buys a young boy slave who has forgotten his origins.”
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Variable StarNovel
Robert A. Heinlein & Spider Robinsonstandalone novel2006
Science fiction, about music.
“Robinson posted a note on his website in 2009 noting that his agent had sold a trilogy of sequels based on the novel and its characters.”
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Starship TroopersNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1959
Military science fiction and science fiction, about war, set in other star systems.
Second Starfaring AgeSeries
series2 books1983
Science fiction.
“The Void Captain's Tale takes place three or four thousand years in the future in an era called the Second Starfaring Age, a setting Spinrad revisited in the 1985 novel Child of Fortune.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Void Captain's Tale →
AcornaUniverse
universe16 books1997
Science fiction, about aliens, set in other star systems.
“A silver-horned child drifts alone in an escape pod, and three grizzled asteroid miners haul her aboard, not yet knowing they have adopted a legend.”
from the catalogue
Start with Acorna: The Unicorn Girl →
includes Acorna's Children