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Anna Nestor-Sigrid / The AighorsSeries
series4 books1975
completed
Science fiction, adventurous in tone, about aliens, set in far future and other star systems.
“Greg Bear wrote it as a standalone 1980 novel rather than the start of a series.”
from the catalogue
Start with Perihesperon →
Xeno RelationsSeries
series5 books2014
About psychic powers.
Start with Alien Pets →
Known SpaceUniverse
universe142 books1964
Science fiction, about aliens, set in far future and space.
“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
Second Starfaring AgeSeries
series2 books1983
Science fiction and space opera, set in far future and space.
“The Void Captain's Tale takes place three or four thousand years in the future in an era called the Second Starfaring Age, a setting Spinrad revisited in the 1985 novel Child of Fortune.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Void Captain's Tale →
Starman JonesNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1953
About space exploration and coming of age, set in spaceship.
“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
CoDominiumUniverse
universe98 books1971
Military science fiction.
“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 →
includes Moties, Falkenberg's Legion, War World, Laurie Jo Hansen