Find your next SF/F read by mood

Iain M. Banksstandalone novel1993

Tense in tone, about heist and magical artifacts.

Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1955

About survival and space exploration.

“As the final test of a survivalist/explorer class, teenagers are dumped on an alien planet to use their skills while awaiting pickup.”
from the catalogue

SerenityverseUniverse

universe15 books2005

Science fiction and space opera, adventurous in tone, set in far future and space.

“Half a galaxy terraformed, the war lost, and a Firefly-class transport called Serenity staying just far enough ahead of the Alliance to take the next job — legal if possible, which it generally is not.”
from the catalogue

Start with Big Damn Hero →

includes Firefly (original novels), Firefly

LiadenUniverse

universe133 books1988

Science fiction and space opera, set in far future and space.

“Reckon carefully: in the Liaden Universe every kindness is a debt entered on the ledger, and every debt is balanced — sooner, or graciously.”
from the catalogue

Start with Agent of Change →

includes The Great Migration Duology, Adventures in the Liaden Universe, Agent of Change, Theo Waitley, Jethri Gobelyn, Liaden Universe short fiction, Splinter Universe Presents

AcornaUniverse

universe16 books1997

Science fantasy, about aliens.

“A silver-horned child drifts alone in an escape pod, and three grizzled asteroid miners haul her aboard, not yet knowing they have adopted a legend.”
from the catalogue

Start with Acorna: The Unicorn Girl →

includes Acorna's Children

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, Man-Kzin Wars, Fleet of Worlds

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