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The Stars My DestinationNovel
Alfred Besterstandalone novel1956
Space opera, dark in tone, about revenge and identity.
Tunnel in the SkyNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1955
Tense in tone, about space exploration and coming of age.
“As the final test of a survivalist/explorer class, teenagers are dumped on an alien planet to use their skills while awaiting pickup.”
from the catalogue
MindswapNovel
Robert Sheckleystandalone novel1966
Funny in tone, about body swap and aliens.
Humanx CommonwealthUniverse
universe39 books1972
About aliens.
“Two species that ought, by every buried instinct, to recoil from one another instead clasp hand to truhand and build a galaxy together.”
from the catalogue
Start with For Love of Mother-Not →
includes Icerigger Trilogy, Pip & Flinx, The Founding of the Commonwealth
DeathworldSeries
series4 books1960
completed
About space colonization.
“The central hero is a gambler who becomes involved with colonists of an extremely hostile planet.”
from the catalogue
Start with Deathworld →
Space BeagleSeries
series5 books1939
completed
Space opera, tense in tone, about aliens, set in spaceship.
Start with Black Destroyer →