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Old ...Series
series2 books2013
Science fiction and space opera, adventurous in tone, about aliens and space exploration.
Start with Old Mars →
Known SpaceUniverse
universe142 books1964
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
Have Space Suit - Will TravelNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1958
Set in near future and space.
“One minute Kip Russell was walking about in his own backyard, testing out an old space suit and dreaming about going to the moon - and the next he was out cold and the captive of an insidious space pirate.”
from the catalogue
CavorSeries
series2 books1901
Set in the moon and early 20th century.
“H. G. Wells's 1901 novel The First Men in the Moon is narrated by the businessman Bedford, who joins the reclusive scientist Cavor after Cavor invents cavorite, a gravity-blocking substance that carries the two men to the Moon.”
from the catalogue
Start with The First Men in the Moon →
Space BeagleSeries
series5 books1939
completed
Tense in tone, set in far future and spaceship.
Start with Black Destroyer →
The Colors of SpaceNovel
Marion Zimmer Bradleystandalone novel1963
Mysterious in tone, set in other star systems and far future.
“The Lhari seem peaceful and friendly, but they go to some lengths to protect their monopoly on faster-than-light travel.”
from the catalogue