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The Colors of SpaceNovel
Marion Zimmer Bradleystandalone novel1963
Space opera, about space exploration, set in other star systems and far future.
“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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Space BeagleSeries
series5 books1939
completed
Space opera, tense in tone, about space exploration, set in far future.
Start with Black Destroyer →
HeecheeSeries
series19 books1972
completed
Space opera, about space exploration, set in far future and other star systems.
“The Heechee are an advanced alien race that visited the Solar System hundreds of millennia ago and then mysteriously disappeared.”
from the catalogue
Start with Gateway →
Alliance-UnionUniverse
universe173 books1976
Set in far future.
“Around that spine cluster the merchanter novels of trader Families, the Faded Sun trilogy of human envoys among the martial alien Mri, and the Chanur books, narrated from the hierarchical, whiskered viewpoint of the hani.”
from the catalogue
Start with Heavy Time →
includes Chanur, Mri Wars, Age of Exploration, Hanan Rebellion, Era of Rapprochement, The Hinder Stars, Company Wars, Unionside
Alien SecretsNovel
Annette Curtis Klausestandalone novel1993
Set in far future.
GaeanSeries
series3 books1979
completed
Space opera, set in outer planets & moons and far future.
“The Gaea Trilogy consists of three science fiction novels by John Varley.”
from the catalogue
Start with Titan →