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  • Cover of Space Beagle
    Space BeagleSeries

    series · 5 books · 1939

    completed

    About aliens.

    Start with Black Destroyer →

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  • Cover of Alliance-Union Universe
    Alliance-UnionUniverse

    universe · 173 books · 1976

    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 →

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

  • Cover of Pushing Ice
    Pushing IceNovel

    Alastair Reynolds · standalone novel · 2005

    Hard science fiction and first contact, about aliens, set in other star systems.

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  • Cover of David Ryerson
    David RyersonSeries

    series · 2 books · 1958

    completed

    Science fiction and space opera, tense in tone, about survival and space exploration, set in far future and space.

    “The Enemy Stars follows the crew of a faster-than-light survey ship stranded far from home after their matter-transmission drive is damaged, forced to keep the vessel and each other going across a voyage that will outlast some of them.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with The Enemy Stars →

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  • Cover of The Final Architecture
    The Final ArchitectureSeries

    series · 6 books · 2021

    About aliens and war, set in other star systems.

    “Eighty years ago, Earth was destroyed by an alien 'Architect'.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Shards of Earth →

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  • Cover of Known Space
    Known SpaceUniverse

    universe · 142 books · 1964

    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 →

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    includes Man-Kzin Wars, Ringworld, Fleet of Worlds