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HeecheeSeries
series19 books1972
completed
Space opera, about space exploration.
“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 →
The Gods ThemselvesNovel
Isaac Asimovstandalone novel1972
Hard science fiction, challenging in tone, set in parallel universe and the moon.
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.”
from the catalogue
Start with Ringworld →
includes Ringworld, Man-Kzin Wars, Fleet of Worlds
The Sirens of TitanNovel
Kurt Vonnegut & Jr.standalone novel1959
Space opera, set in mars.
The Colors of SpaceNovel
Marion Zimmer Bradleystandalone novel1963
Space opera, adventurous and mysterious in tone, about space exploration.
“The Lhari seem peaceful and friendly, but they go to some lengths to protect their monopoly on faster-than-light travel.”
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MindswapNovel
Robert Sheckleystandalone novel1966
Adventurous in tone, about body swap and survival.