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Known SpaceUniverse
universe142 books1964
About aliens, set in space and 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 →
includes Ringworld, Fleet of Worlds, Man-Kzin Wars
Red PlanetNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1949
About space colonization and aliens.
“A boy colonist on Mars takes his bouncing ball Martian pet with him to boarding school, but the new Headmaster is a controlling tyrant.”
from the catalogue
Starman JonesNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1953
About space exploration and coming of age, 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.”
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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.”
from the catalogue
Double StarNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1956
About political intrigue and identity.
“Lorenzo Smythe, the excellent yet unemployed actor, meets Dak Broadbent in a bar.”
from the catalogue
The Stainless Steel RatSeries
series21 books1957
completed
Funny in tone, about con artists, set in space.
“An adolescent boy on a dull planet resolves to live by his wits outside the law, and enacts a plan which leads to risk and reward.”
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Start with A Stainless Steel Rat Is Born →