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Known SpaceUniverse
universe142 books1964
About aliens.
“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
The Stars My DestinationNovel
Alfred Besterstandalone novel1956
About revenge and survival.
Starman JonesNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1953
About coming of age, set in spaceship.
“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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Berserker (Fred Saberhagen)Series
series59 books1963
Tense in tone.
Start with Berserker →
NovaNovel
Samuel R. Delanystandalone novel1968
About quests and revenge.
“The plot concerns the spaceship captain Lorq Von Ray's search for a nova, which will produce the essential power source Illyrion, and his vendetta with the Red family, who seek to kill him.”
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The Final ArchitectureSeries
series6 books2021
Tense in tone, about aliens.
“Eighty years ago, Earth was destroyed by an alien 'Architect'.”
from the catalogue
Start with Shards of Earth →