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RamaUniverse

universe7 books1973

About aliens, set in spaceship.

“Something is falling through the solar system on a hyperbolic orbit, and it is not a comet.”
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Start with Rendezvous with Rama →

includes Rama (2)

Ender's GameUniverse

universe39 books1977

Set in far future.

“To beat your enemy you must first understand him so completely that you love him — and in the instant you love him, you destroy him.”
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Start with Ender's Game →

includes Ender's Shadow, First Formic War, Second Formic War, Ender Wiggin, Fleet School

Podkayne of MarsNovel

Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1963

Space opera, about coming of age and political intrigue.

“Poddy has one goal in life, to be the first female starship captain.”
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ThistledownSeries

series5 books1978

completed

Hard science fiction, set in far future.

Start with The Wind from a Burning Woman →

Islands in the SkyNovel

Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1952

About space colonization, set in space station.

“Clarke wrote the story as a travelogue of human settlement of cislunar space in the last half of the twenty-first century.”
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Cities in FlightSeries

series10 books1950

completed

Space opera, about space colonization, set in far future.

“The stories cover roughly two thousand years, from the very near future to the end of the universe.”
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Start with They Shall Have Stars →

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