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NovaNovel
Samuel R. Delanystandalone novel1968
About revenge.
“The plot concerns the spaceship captain Lorq Von Ray's search for a nova, which will produce the essential power source Illyrion, and his vendetta with the Red family, who seek to kill him.”
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DumarestSeries
series35 books1967
completed
Science fiction and space opera, adventurous in tone, set in far future and space.
Start with The Winds of Gath →
Known SpaceUniverse
universe142 books1964
About aliens.
“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
HeecheeSeries
series19 books1972
completed
About aliens and space exploration.
“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 →
Well WorldSeries
series11 books1977
Science fiction and space opera, set in far future and space.
Start with Midnight at the Well of Souls →
GaeanSeries
series3 books1979
completed
About aliens, set in outer planets & moons.
“The Gaea Trilogy consists of three science fiction novels by John Varley.”
from the catalogue
Start with Titan →