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Known SpaceUniverse
universe142 books1964
About aliens, set in far future.
“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
Cities in FlightSeries
series10 books1950
completed
About space colonization, set in far future.
“The stories cover roughly two thousand years, from the very near future to the end of the universe.”
from the catalogue
Start with They Shall Have Stars →
The Crimson DeathbringerSeries
series1 book2019
Funny in tone, about aliens.
“Soon after, their lives are set on a crash course with a galactic war that threatens the very existence of the human race.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Crimson Deathbringer →
Have Space Suit - Will TravelNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1958
About aliens and survival, set in the moon.
“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
Academy / Priscilla (Hutch) HutchinsSeries
series16 books1983
About aliens, set in far future.
“Beginning with The Engines of God, the series treats deep time and the near-total absence of intelligent alien life as its central mystery, favoring slow-burn discovery over action.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Engines of God →
ThistledownSeries
series5 books1978
completed
Hard science fiction, set in far future.
Start with The Wind from a Burning Woman →