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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
HonorverseUniverse
universe83 books1993
Military science fiction.
“At the center stands one officer, Honor Harrington — captain, then something far larger — and the six-limbed empathic treecat who rides her shoulder.”
from the catalogue
Start with On Basilisk Station →
includes Star Kingdom (Honor Harrington), Honor Harrington, Worlds of Honor anthologies, Saganami Island, Wages of Sin, Manticore Ascendant, Honor Harrington Universe short fiction, Expanded Honorverse
DragonbackSeries
series6 books2003
Science fiction and space opera, adventurous in tone, set in far future and other star systems.
Start with Dragon and Thief →
StarstreamSeries
series2 books1989
completed
Tense in tone.
“The two were published within a year of each other under the same author.”
from the catalogue
Start with From a Changeling Star →
CoDominiumUniverse
universe98 books1971
Military science fiction.
“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, Laurie Jo Hansen, Falkenberg's Legion, War World
Starman JonesNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1953
About space exploration and coming of age, set in spaceship.
“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