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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyUniverse
universe18 books1979
Science fiction and humor, funny in tone, set in space and far future.
“The Earth is scheduled for demolition to make way for a hyperspace bypass, and honestly, nobody filed the paperwork properly.”
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includes Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Dirk Gently
The Stainless Steel RatSeries
series21 books1957
completed
Space opera, adventurous in tone, about con artists.
“An adolescent boy on a dull planet resolves to live by his wits outside the law, and enacts a plan which leads to risk and reward.”
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The Sirens of TitanNovel
Kurt Vonnegut & Jr.standalone novel1959
Space opera, about aliens, set in mars.
Search the SkyNovel
C. M. Kornbluth & Frederik Pohlstandalone novel1954
Satire, about space colonization, set in other star systems.
Bill, the Galactic HeroSeries
series10 books1964
Space opera.
“Harry Harrison's Bill, the Galactic Hero is a satire of militaristic science fiction, following a hapless draftee named Bill through a galactic war run by an absurd, dehumanizing military bureaucracy.”
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StrataNovel
Terry Pratchettstandalone novel1981
About space exploration, set in other star systems.