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The Colors of SpaceNovel
Marion Zimmer Bradleystandalone novel1963
Adventurous in tone, about aliens, set in other star systems.
“The Lhari seem peaceful and friendly, but they go to some lengths to protect their monopoly on faster-than-light travel.”
from the catalogue
HeecheeSeries
series19 books1972
completed
About aliens, set in 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 →
The AvatarNovel
Poul Andersonstandalone novel1978
Adventurous in tone, about aliens and political intrigue, set in other star systems.
“With the aid of the political opposition, they escape and journey through the portal in search of knowledge, and perhaps even to meet those who created the portal system.”
from the catalogue
Known SpaceUniverse
universe142 books1964
About aliens, set in other star systems.
“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
As on a Darkling PlainNovel
Ben Bovastandalone novel1972
About aliens, set in other star systems.
“Humanity has explored the solar system and is in the beginnings of interstellar exploration.”
from the catalogue
Starman JonesNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1953
Adventurous in tone, about coming of age, set in other star systems.
“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