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Starship TroopersNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1959
Military science fiction, about aliens, set in other star systems.
Starman JonesNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1953
About space exploration, set in spaceship and 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
VattaUniverse
universe10 books2003
Military science fiction, set in other star systems.
“Get kicked out of the Academy and the family still hands you a ship.”
from the catalogue
Start with Trading in Danger →
includes Vatta's War, Vatta's Peace
Imperial GalaxySeries
series2 books2012
About identity and political intrigue, set in other star systems.
“Garth Nix's A Confusion of Princes follows Khemri through the empire's ruthless military, its secret intelligence service, and a deadly, decades-long competition to determine who might one day take the throne.”
from the catalogue
Start with A Confusion of Princes →
Old Man's WarSeries
series16 books2005
Military science fiction, set in other star systems.
“Sign a document at 65, saying you intend to join up 10 years later.”
from the catalogue
Start with Old Man's War →
Citizen of the GalaxyNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1957
About identity and slavery, set in other star systems.
“On a planet far distant from Earth, a lame beggar buys a young boy slave who has forgotten his origins.”
from the catalogue