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BarsoomSeries
series53 books1917
Set in mars.
“Barsoom is a fictional representation of the planet Mars created by American pulp fiction author Edgar Rice Burroughs.”
from the catalogue
Start with A Princess of Mars →
CavorSeries
series2 books1901
About space exploration, set in the moon and early 20th century.
“H. G. Wells's 1901 novel The First Men in the Moon is narrated by the businessman Bedford, who joins the reclusive scientist Cavor after Cavor invents cavorite, a gravity-blocking substance that carries the two men to the Moon.”
from the catalogue
Start with The First Men in the Moon →
Whipping StarNovel
Frank Herbertstandalone novel1970
Space opera, about political intrigue, set in galactic scale and far future.
“From Amazon: In the far future, humankind has made contact with numerous other species: Gowachin, Laclac, Wreaves, Pan Spechi, Taprisiots, and Caleban, and has helped to form the ConSentiency to govern among the species.”
from the catalogue
Known SpaceUniverse
universe142 books1964
Set in far future and 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, Man-Kzin Wars, Fleet of Worlds
Red PlanetNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1949
About space colonization and coming of age, set in mars and far future.
“A boy colonist on Mars takes his bouncing ball Martian pet with him to boarding school, but the new Headmaster is a controlling tyrant.”
from the catalogue
Project Hail MaryNovel
Andy Weirstandalone novel2021
Hard science fiction, about space exploration, set in near future.