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  • Cover of Podkayne of Mars
    Podkayne of MarsNovel

    Robert A. Heinlein · standalone novel · 1963

    Space opera, about coming of age and political intrigue.

    “Poddy has one goal in life, to be the first female starship captain.”

    from the catalogue

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  • Cover of Islands in the Sky
    Islands in the SkyNovel

    Arthur C. Clarke · standalone novel · 1952

    About space colonization, set in space station.

    “Clarke wrote the story as a travelogue of human settlement of cislunar space in the last half of the twenty-first century.”

    from the catalogue

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  • Cover of Cities in Flight
    Cities in FlightSeries

    series · 10 books · 1950

    completed

    Space opera, about space colonization, set in far future.

    “The stories cover roughly two thousand years, from the very near future to the end of the universe.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with They Shall Have Stars →

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  • Cover of Known Space
    Known SpaceUniverse

    universe · 142 books · 1964

    About aliens, set in far future and 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 →

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    includes Ringworld, Fleet of Worlds, Man-Kzin Wars

  • Cover of Have Space Suit - Will Travel
    Have Space Suit - Will TravelNovel

    Robert A. Heinlein · standalone novel · 1958

    Space opera, about aliens and survival.

    “One minute Kip Russell was walking about in his own backyard, testing out an old space suit and dreaming about going to the moon - and the next he was out cold and the captive of an insidious space pirate.”

    from the catalogue

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  • Cover of Gaean
    GaeanSeries

    series · 3 books · 1979

    completed

    Space opera, about aliens, set in outer planets & moons and far future.

    “The Gaea Trilogy consists of three science fiction novels by John Varley.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Titan →

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