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Tunnel in the SkyNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1955
About space exploration and coming of age.
“As the final test of a survivalist/explorer class, teenagers are dumped on an alien planet to use their skills while awaiting pickup.”
from the catalogue
Humanx CommonwealthUniverse
universe39 books1972
About aliens, set in space.
“Two species that ought, by every buried instinct, to recoil from one another instead clasp hand to truhand and build a galaxy together.”
from the catalogue
Start with For Love of Mother-Not →
includes Icerigger Trilogy, Pip & Flinx, The Founding of the Commonwealth
Destiny's RoadNovel
Larry Nivenstandalone novel1997
Hard science fiction, about space colonization.
“Jemmy is descended from the original Destiny colonists, who were stranded when their landing craft deserted them.”
from the catalogue
DeathworldSeries
series4 books1960
completed
About space colonization.
“The central hero is a gambler who becomes involved with colonists of an extremely hostile planet.”
from the catalogue
Start with Deathworld →
Empire of ManSeries
series4 books2001
Military science fiction and space opera, about war.
Start with March Upcountry →
West of the SunNovel
Edgar Pangbornstandalone novel1953
About space colonization and aliens.
“West of the Sun ... on the dangerous planet Lucifer.”
from the catalogue