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The Secret of the Ninth PlanetNovel
Donald A. Wollheimstandalone novel1959
Space opera, about space exploration, set in outer planets & moons.
“Wollheim takes his heroes on a grand tour of the Solar System as that team struggles to prevent an alien force from Pluto from blowing up the Sun.”
from the catalogue
Have Space Suit - Will TravelNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1958
Space opera, about space exploration, set in near future.
“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
Fifth PlanetNovel
Fred Hoyle & Geoffrey Hoylestandalone novel1963
First contact, about space exploration, set in other star systems.
Space BeagleSeries
series5 books1939
completed
Space opera, tense in tone, set in far future and spaceship.
Start with Black Destroyer →
Known SpaceUniverse
universe142 books1964
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 →
includes Ringworld, Man-Kzin Wars, Fleet of Worlds
MindswapNovel
Robert Sheckleystandalone novel1966
Funny in tone, about body swap, set in far future and other star systems.