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  • Cover of CoDominium
    CoDominiumUniverse

    universe · 98 books · 1971

    Science fiction and military science fiction, set in far future and other star systems.

    “The body of work runs along a few hard threads rather than one line.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with The Mote in God's Eye →

    similar byfar futurescience fictionmilitary science fictionother star systems+2 more

    includes Moties, Falkenberg's Legion, War World, Laurie Jo Hansen

  • Cover of Known Space
    Known SpaceUniverse

    universe · 142 books · 1964

    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 →

    similar byfar futurescience fictionspaceother star systems+6 more

    includes Ringworld, Fleet of Worlds, Man-Kzin Wars

  • Cover of Uplift Universe
    UpliftUniverse

    universe · 13 books · 1980

    About uplift and aliens.

    “No species, the Galactics insist, ever climbs to sapience alone.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Sundiver →

    similar byfar futureadventurousscience fictionspacespace operaother star systems+2 more

    includes Uplift, Uplift Storm

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    ThistledownSeries

    series · 5 books · 1978

    completed

    Hard science fiction.

    Start with The Wind from a Burning Woman →

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  • Cover of Heechee
    HeecheeSeries

    series · 19 books · 1972

    completed

    About aliens.

    “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 →

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  • Cover of Cities in Flight
    Cities in FlightSeries

    series · 10 books · 1950

    completed

    About space colonization.

    “The stories cover roughly two thousand years, from the very near future to the end of the universe.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with They Shall Have Stars →

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