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Known SpaceUniverse
universe142 books1964
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, Fleet of Worlds, Man-Kzin Wars
CoDominiumUniverse
universe98 books1971
Military science fiction, set in other star systems.
“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 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.”
from the catalogue
UnstoppableSeries
series4 books2021
About coming of age.
Start with Victories Greater Than Death →
Tales of the Barque CatsSeries
series2 books2009
Science fiction, set in far future and space.
“Anne McCaffrey and Elizabeth Ann Scarborough's Barque Cats novels imagine a future where telepathically gifted ship's cats work interstellar cargo vessels as crew, guarding against hazards human senses and sensors miss.”
from the catalogue
Start with Catalyst →
Space BeagleSeries
series5 books1939
completed
Tense in tone.
Start with Black Destroyer →