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universe15 books2005

Space opera and science fiction, adventurous in tone, set in far future and space.

“Half a galaxy terraformed, the war lost, and a Firefly-class transport called Serenity staying just far enough ahead of the Alliance to take the next job — legal if possible, which it generally is not.”
from the catalogue

Start with Big Damn Hero →

includes Firefly (original novels), Firefly

Aurora CycleSeries

series3 books2019

Set in other star systems.

Start with Aurora Rising →

You Sexy Thing / The Disco Space OperaSeries

series3 books2021

Space opera and science fiction, adventurous in tone, set in far future and space.

Start with You Sexy Thing →

Against a Dark BackgroundNovel

Iain M. Banksstandalone novel1993

Tense in tone, about heist and magical artifacts, set in other star systems.

The Stainless Steel RatSeries

series21 books1957

completed

About con artists.

“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.”
from the catalogue

Start with A Stainless Steel Rat Is Born →

Starman JonesNovel

Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1953

About coming of age, set in other star systems.

“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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