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Citizen of the GalaxyNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1957
Adventurous in tone, about slavery, set in space.
“On a planet far distant from Earth, a lame beggar buys a young boy slave who has forgotten his origins.”
from the catalogue
TeixcalaanSeries
series2 books2019
Tense in tone, about political intrigue.
“A Memory Called Empire and A Desolation Called Peace pair court intrigue with Mahit's conflicted, outsider fascination with an empire she can't help admiring.”
from the catalogue
Start with A Memory Called Empire →
The Colors of SpaceNovel
Marion Zimmer Bradleystandalone novel1963
Adventurous in tone, about aliens and space exploration, set in space.
“The Lhari seem peaceful and friendly, but they go to some lengths to protect their monopoly on faster-than-light travel.”
from the catalogue
Six Moon DanceNovel
Sheri S. Tepperstandalone novel1998
Dark in tone, about ecological collapse.
“For every living thing on newholme is doomed, unless Mouche can appease something dark and terrible that is coiled within...and surrender to the mysterious ecstatic revelry taht results when the six moons join.”
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EmbassytownNovel
China Miévillestandalone novel2011
First contact, about aliens and space colonization.
“In the far future, humans have colonized a distant planet, home to the enigmatic Ariekei, sentient beings famed for a language unique in the universe, one that only a few altered human ambassadors can speak.”
from the catalogue
RadchaaiUniverse
universe11 books2012
About political intrigue, set in space.
“Civilization is what the Radch calls itself, and civilization is a courtesy extended at gunpoint.”
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Start with Ancillary Justice →
includes Imperial Radch