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Known SpaceUniverse
universe142 books1964
About aliens.
“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
CoDominiumUniverse
universe98 books1971
Military science fiction.
“The body of work runs along a few hard threads rather than one line.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Mote in God's Eye →
includes Moties, Falkenberg's Legion, Laurie Jo Hansen, War World
Starman JonesNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1953
About coming of age, set in spaceship.
“Starman Jones, a 1953 science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein, features a farm boy who wants to go to the stars.”
from the catalogue
The AvatarNovel
Poul Andersonstandalone novel1978
Mysterious in tone, about aliens.
“With the aid of the political opposition, they escape and journey through the portal in search of knowledge, and perhaps even to meet those who created the portal system.”
from the catalogue
Citizen of the GalaxyNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1957
About coming of age and identity.
“On a planet far distant from Earth, a lame beggar buys a young boy slave who has forgotten his origins.”
from the catalogue
CommonwealthUniverse
universe12 books2002
Science fiction and space opera, set in far future.
“Step aboard the train at the Second Chance terminal and ride the wormhole to another star.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Dreaming Void →
includes Commonwealth Saga, Void Trilogy, Chronicle of the Fallers