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Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1953

About coming of age, set in 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.”
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HeecheeSeries

series19 books1972

completed

About aliens, set in other star systems.

“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 →

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

HainishSeries

series33 books1964

completed

Set in other star systems.

“The Hainish Cycle consists of a number of science fiction novels and stories by Ursula K. Le Guin.”
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Start with Rocannon's World →

Variable StarNovel

Robert A. Heinlein & Spider Robinsonstandalone novel2006

About coming of age and music.

“Robinson posted a note on his website in 2009 noting that his agent had sold a trilogy of sequels based on the novel and its characters.”
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Solar QueenSeries

series7 books1955

Science fiction and space opera, set in far future and spaceship.

“Andre Norton's Solar Queen novels follow the crew of a free-trader starship under Captain Jellico as they scrape by hauling cargo and making first contact on the fringes of settled space.”
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Start with Sargasso of Space →

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