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Red PlanetNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1949
About space colonization and coming of age.
“A boy colonist on Mars takes his bouncing ball Martian pet with him to boarding school, but the new Headmaster is a controlling tyrant.”
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Space BeagleSeries
series5 books1939
completed
Tense in tone, about space exploration, set in spaceship and space.
Start with Black Destroyer →
The Sirens of TitanNovel
Kurt Vonnegut & Jr.standalone novel1959
Funny in tone, set in space.
Known SpaceUniverse
universe142 books1964
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
Catteni SequenceSeries
series5 books1970
completed
About slavery, set in other star systems.
“The Catteni series is a tetralogy of science fiction novels by American writer Anne McCaffrey.”
from the catalogue
Start with Freedom's Landing →
Whipping StarNovel
Frank Herbertstandalone novel1970
First contact, about political intrigue, set in galactic scale.
“From Amazon: In the far future, humankind has made contact with numerous other species: Gowachin, Laclac, Wreaves, Pan Spechi, Taprisiots, and Caleban, and has helped to form the ConSentiency to govern among the species.”
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