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VattaUniverse
universe10 books2003
Space opera and military science fiction.
“Get kicked out of the Academy and the family still hands you a ship.”
from the catalogue
Start with Trading in Danger →
includes Vatta's War, Vatta's Peace
Known SpaceUniverse
universe142 books1964
About aliens.
“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 Man-Kzin Wars, Ringworld, Fleet of Worlds
HonorverseUniverse
universe83 books1993
Space opera and military science fiction.
“At the center stands one officer, Honor Harrington — captain, then something far larger — and the six-limbed empathic treecat who rides her shoulder.”
from the catalogue
Start with On Basilisk Station →
includes Honor Harrington, Saganami Island, Worlds of Honor anthologies, Expanded Honorverse, Wages of Sin, Star Kingdom (Honor Harrington), Manticore Ascendant, Honor Harrington Universe short fiction
The Final ArchitectureSeries
series6 books2021
Space opera, about aliens and space exploration.
“Eighty years ago, Earth was destroyed by an alien 'Architect'.”
from the catalogue
Start with Shards of Earth →
Empire of ManSeries
series4 books2001
Military science fiction and space opera.
Start with March Upcountry →
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.”
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