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Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1953

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.”
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LiadenUniverse

universe133 books1988

Set in other star systems.

“Reckon carefully: in the Liaden Universe every kindness is a debt entered on the ledger, and every debt is balanced — sooner, or graciously.”
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Start with Agent of Change →

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

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.”
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Start with Ringworld →

includes Ringworld, Fleet of Worlds, Man-Kzin Wars

The Final ArchitectureSeries

series6 books2021

Tense in tone, about aliens and war, set in other star systems.

“Eighty years ago, Earth was destroyed by an alien 'Architect'.”
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Start with Shards of Earth →

Solar QueenSeries

series7 books1955

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

“Andre Norton's Solar Queen novels follow the crew of a free-trader starship under Captain Jellico as they scrape by hauling cargo and making first contact on the fringes of settled space.”
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Start with Sargasso of Space →

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.”
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Start with Big Damn Hero →

includes Firefly (original novels), Firefly

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