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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.”
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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.”
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Start with The Mote in God's Eye →

includes Moties, Laurie Jo Hansen, Falkenberg's Legion, War World

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.”
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Start with Heavy Time →

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

Starman JonesNovel

Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1953

About space exploration and coming of age, set in 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.”
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VattaUniverse

universe10 books2003

Military science fiction, tense in tone, 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

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.”
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