More like Red Dwarf: Titan

anchored on:science fictionfar futurespace operaspaceship

but

Narrow

Starman JonesNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1953
About coming of age, set in space and other star systems.
“Starman Jones, a 1953 science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein, features a farm boy who wants to go to the stars.”
from the catalogue
Solar QueenSeries
series7 books1955
Set in space.
“Andre Norton's Solar Queen novels follow the crew of a free-trader starship under Captain Jellico as they scrape by hauling cargo and making first contact on the fringes of settled space.”
from the catalogue
Start with Sargasso of Space →
Space BeagleSeries
series5 books1939
completed
Tense in tone, about aliens, set in space.
Start with Black Destroyer →
Known SpaceUniverse
universe142 books1964
About aliens, set in space and 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 Ringworld, Fleet of Worlds, Man-Kzin Wars
CoDominiumUniverse
universe98 books1971
Military science fiction, set in other star systems.
“The body of work runs along a few hard threads rather than one line.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Mote in God's Eye →
includes Moties, Falkenberg's Legion, War World, Laurie Jo Hansen
Citizen of the GalaxyNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1957
About coming of age and identity, set in other star systems.
“On a planet far distant from Earth, a lame beggar buys a young boy slave who has forgotten his origins.”
from the catalogue