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Known SpaceUniverse
universe142 books1964
Set in 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
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.”
from the catalogue
Space BeagleSeries
series5 books1939
completed
Science fiction and space opera, adventurous and tense in tone, about space exploration and aliens, set in far future and space.
Start with Black Destroyer →
HeecheeSeries
series19 books1972
completed
Set in other star systems.
“The Heechee are an advanced alien race that visited the Solar System hundreds of millennia ago and then mysteriously disappeared.”
from the catalogue
Start with Gateway →
Mission to UniverseNovel
Gordon R. Dicksonstandalone novel1965
Adventure, set in other star systems.
“Forever and a day - Brigadier General Benjamin Shore ignores a Presidential command and launches a revolutionary phase ship and its crew on an incredible journey deep into uncharted regions toward Galactic Centerpoint...”
from the catalogue
CoDominiumUniverse
universe98 books1971
Military science fiction, set in other star systems.
“The body of work runs along a few hard threads rather than one line.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Mote in God's Eye →
includes Moties, Falkenberg's Legion, Laurie Jo Hansen, War World