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Starship TroopersNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1959
Military science fiction, about war, set in space.
Starman JonesNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1953
Space opera, about space exploration, set in space.
“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
Citizen of the GalaxyNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1957
Space opera, about identity and slavery, set in space.
“On a planet far distant from Earth, a lame beggar buys a young boy slave who has forgotten his origins.”
from the catalogue
Tunnel in the SkyNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1955
Tense in tone, about survival and space exploration.
“As the final test of a survivalist/explorer class, teenagers are dumped on an alien planet to use their skills while awaiting pickup.”
from the catalogue
DippleSeries
series2 books1961
completed
Science fiction, set in far future and other star systems.
“Each book stands alone, connected mainly by Norton's recurring interest in outcasts finding purpose off-world.”
from the catalogue
Start with Catseye →
CytoverseUniverse
universe10 books2008
Set in space.
“Detritus is a dead world buried under the wreckage of a hundred fallen starships, and the humans caverned beneath it live by one hard truth: to survive, you climb into a cockpit and you fight.”
from the catalogue
Start with Skyward →
includes Skyward