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series13 books1987

Science fiction and mystery & detective, mysterious in tone, set in far future and space.

“Alex Benedict is an antiques dealer and part-time interstellar investigator, generations removed from Earth's first starfaring age, who keeps stumbling into forgotten history through the objects and ruins he trades in.”
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The Colors of SpaceNovel

Marion Zimmer Bradleystandalone novel1963

Space opera, adventurous in tone, about aliens and 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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Doorways in the SandNovel

Roger Zelaznystandalone novel1976

Funny in tone, about aliens.

“Zelazny wrote the whole story in one draft, with no rewrites, and it subsequently became one of his five favorites among his own work.”
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QuadrailSeries

series5 books2005

Space opera, about aliens and political intrigue.

“Paired with the telepathically gifted Bayta, Compton investigates and fights the Modhri, a parasitic group-mind quietly seizing control of galactic leaders from within.”
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HeecheeSeries

series19 books1972

completed

Space opera, about aliens and 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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The AvatarNovel

Poul Andersonstandalone novel1978

Space opera, about aliens and space exploration.

“With the aid of the political opposition, they escape and journey through the portal in search of knowledge, and perhaps even to meet those who created the portal system.”
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