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Known SpaceUniverse
universe142 books1964
About aliens, 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 Man-Kzin Wars, Ringworld, Fleet of Worlds
The Apollo MurdersNovel
Chris Hadfieldstandalone novel2021
Thriller & suspense, about political intrigue and murder investigation, set in space.
To the Stars (Leinster)Series
series3 books1953
completed
Set in near future.
“In the shed men are building an object that can change the history of mankind.”
from the catalogue
Start with Space Platform →
H. G. Wells' War of the WorldsUniverse
universe65 books1898
Alien invasion.
“No one would have believed, in the closing years of the nineteenth century, that human affairs were being watched keenly and closely from the timeless worlds of space.”
from the catalogue
Start with The War of the Worlds →
includes The War of the Worlds
Fifth ImperiumSeries
series3 books1991
Space opera, about artificial intelligence, set in far future and space.
“The three novels were later collected as the omnibus Empire from the Ashes.”
from the catalogue
Start with Mutineers' Moon →
The Lords of CreationSeries
series4 books2006
Set in mars.
“The Sky People follows explorers into Venus's jungles, while In the Courts of the Crimson Kings shifts the action to a dying, desert Mars; despite being conceived as a trilogy, no third novel has been published.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Sky People →