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Starman JonesNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1953
Adventurous in tone, about space exploration and coming of age.
“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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Space BeagleSeries
series5 books1939
completed
Adventurous and tense in tone, about aliens and space exploration.
Start with Black Destroyer →
Solar QueenSeries
series7 books1955
Science fiction and space opera, set in far future and spaceship.
“Andre Norton's Solar Queen novels follow the crew of a free-trader starship under Captain Jellico as they scrape by hauling cargo and making first contact on the fringes of settled space.”
from the catalogue
Start with Sargasso of Space →
Pushing IceNovel
Alastair Reynoldsstandalone novel2005
Hard science fiction and first contact, about space exploration and aliens.
RedshirtsNovel
John Scalzistandalone novel2012
Satire, funny in tone, about identity.
Known SpaceUniverse
universe142 books1964
About aliens, set in 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, Man-Kzin Wars, Fleet of Worlds