Find your next SF/F read by mood

universe98 books1971

Military science fiction.

“The body of work runs along a few hard threads rather than one line.”
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includes Moties, War World, Falkenberg's Legion, Laurie Jo Hansen

series6 books2021

Science fiction and space opera, adventurous and tense in tone, about aliens and space exploration, set in far future and space.

“Eighty years ago, Earth was destroyed by an alien 'Architect'.”
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Start with Shards of Earth →

Alliance-UnionUniverse

universe173 books1976

Science fiction, set in far future.

“Around that spine cluster the merchanter novels of trader Families, the Faded Sun trilogy of human envoys among the martial alien Mri, and the Chanur books, narrated from the hierarchical, whiskered viewpoint of the hani.”
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Start with Heavy Time →

includes Chanur, Mri Wars, Hanan Rebellion, Company Wars, The Hinder Stars, Era of Rapprochement, Age of Exploration, Unionside

Known SpaceUniverse

universe142 books1964

Science fiction, about aliens, 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.”
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Start with Ringworld →

includes Ringworld, Fleet of Worlds, Man-Kzin Wars

HeecheeSeries

series19 books1972

completed

Science fiction and space opera, about aliens and space exploration, set in far future and space.

“The Heechee are an advanced alien race that visited the Solar System hundreds of millennia ago and then mysteriously disappeared.”
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Start with Gateway →

Mission to UniverseNovel

Gordon R. Dicksonstandalone novel1965

Adventure.

“Forever and a day - Brigadier General Benjamin Shore ignores a Presidential command and launches a revolutionary phase ship and its crew on an incredible journey deep into uncharted regions toward Galactic Centerpoint...”
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