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Known SpaceUniverse
universe142 books1964
About aliens, 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
Citizen of the GalaxyNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1957
About coming of age and slavery, set in other star systems.
“On a planet far distant from Earth, a lame beggar buys a young boy slave who has forgotten his origins.”
from the catalogue
The Stars My DestinationNovel
Alfred Besterstandalone novel1956
Dark in tone, about revenge and survival, set in other star systems.
Starman JonesNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1953
About coming of age, set in spaceship and 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
The Stainless Steel RatSeries
series21 books1957
completed
About con artists.
“An adolescent boy on a dull planet resolves to live by his wits outside the law, and enacts a plan which leads to risk and reward.”
from the catalogue
Start with A Stainless Steel Rat Is Born →
Space BeagleSeries
series5 books1939
completed
Tense in tone, about aliens, set in spaceship.
Start with Black Destroyer →