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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 Ringworld, Fleet of Worlds, Man-Kzin Wars
Starman JonesNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1953
Space opera, adventurous in tone, about coming of age.
“Starman Jones, a 1953 science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein, features a farm boy who wants to go to the stars.”
from the catalogue
HeecheeSeries
series19 books1972
completed
Space opera, 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 →
The City and the StarsNovel
Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1956
Reflective in tone, about immortality.
The Colors of SpaceNovel
Marion Zimmer Bradleystandalone novel1963
Space opera, adventurous and mysterious in tone, about aliens.
“The Lhari seem peaceful and friendly, but they go to some lengths to protect their monopoly on faster-than-light travel.”
from the catalogue
Pushing IceNovel
Alastair Reynoldsstandalone novel2005
Hard science fiction and first contact, about aliens and survival.