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VattaUniverse

universe10 books2003

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

Old Man's WarSeries

series16 books2005

Set in other star systems.

“Sign a document at 65, saying you intend to join up 10 years later.”
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Start with Old Man's War →

Starship TroopersNovel

Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1959

About coming of age and aliens, set in other star systems.

Known SpaceUniverse

universe142 books1964

About aliens, set in other star systems.

“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 Man-Kzin Wars, Ringworld, Fleet of Worlds

Alliance-UnionUniverse

universe173 books1976

Science fiction, set in far future.

“Around that spine cluster the merchanter novels of trader Families, the Faded Sun trilogy of human envoys among the martial alien Mri, and the Chanur books, narrated from the hierarchical, whiskered viewpoint of the hani.”
from the catalogue

Start with Heavy Time →

includes Company Wars, Chanur, Mri Wars, Hanan Rebellion, The Hinder Stars, Era of Rapprochement, Age of Exploration, Unionside

Nicholas SeafortSeries

series7 books1994

completed

Military science fiction and science fiction, tense in tone, about war, set in far future and space.

“Additionally, Children of Hope is narrated by Randy Carr, the son of a close friend of Seafort.”
from the catalogue

Start with Midshipman's Hope →

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