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WolflingNovel
Gordon R. Dicksonstandalone novel1969
Tense in tone, about class conflict.
“Jim was just another wolfling to Afuan - a lesser being from a backward colony world.”
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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.”
from the catalogue
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includes Chanur, Mri Wars, The Hinder Stars, Company Wars, Hanan Rebellion, Unionside, Era of Rapprochement, Age of Exploration
The AlgebraistNovel
Iain M. Banksstandalone novel2004
Science fiction and space opera, adventurous in tone, about political intrigue and aliens, set in far future and space.
The AvatarNovel
Poul Andersonstandalone novel1978
Mysterious in tone, about space exploration.
“With the aid of the political opposition, they escape and journey through the portal in search of knowledge, and perhaps even to meet those who created the portal system.”
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Starman JonesNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1953
About space exploration and coming of age, set in spaceship.
“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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JanissariesSeries
series4 books1979
Military science fiction, tense in tone, about war and slavery.
“Janissaries are an American series of military and political-based science fiction novels are set in an interstellar confederation of races, in which humans are a slave race entrusted with military affairs and law enforcement.”
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Start with Janissaries →