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The Martian ChroniclesSeries

series30 books1946

completed

About space colonization.

Start with The Million Year Picnic →

Childhood's EndNovel

Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1953

First contact, bittersweet in tone, about aliens, set in our world.

Ender's GameUniverse

universe39 books1977

Set in far future.

“To beat your enemy you must first understand him so completely that you love him — and in the instant you love him, you destroy him.”
from the catalogue

Start with Ender's Game →

includes Ender Wiggin, Ender's Shadow, First Formic War, Second Formic War, Fleet School

HainishSeries

series33 books1964

completed

Set in far future and other star systems.

“The Hainish Cycle consists of a number of science fiction novels and stories by Ursula K. Le Guin.”
from the catalogue

Start with Rocannon's World →

Spin / HypotheticalsSeries

series3 books2005

Hard science fiction, about aliens, set in other star systems.

“One night, the stars vanish behind an opaque membrane that has sealed off the Earth, and inside it time runs so much slower than the universe outside that billions of years pass beyond the barrier for every year lived on the ground.”
from the catalogue

Start with Spin →

Podkayne of MarsNovel

Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1963

Space opera, adventurous in tone, about coming of age.

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

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