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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyUniverse

universe18 books1979

Humor.

“The Earth is scheduled for demolition to make way for a hyperspace bypass, and honestly, nobody filed the paperwork properly.”
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Start with The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy →

includes Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Dirk Gently

Known SpaceUniverse

universe142 books1964

About aliens.

“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.

“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

Starman JonesNovel

Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1953

About coming of age.

“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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NovaNovel

Samuel R. Delanystandalone novel1968

About quests and revenge.

“The plot concerns the spaceship captain Lorq Von Ray's search for a nova, which will produce the essential power source Illyrion, and his vendetta with the Red family, who seek to kill him.”
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Star Smashers of the Galaxy RangersNovel

Harry Harrisonstandalone novel1973

Humor, whimsical in tone.

“The main characters are homages to Tom Swift Jr. and his buddy, Bud Barclay.”
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