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  • Cover of The Science Fiction Hall of Fame
    The Science Fiction Hall of FameSeries

    series · 11 books · 1895

    “The greatest science fiction stories of all time chosen by the members of the Science Fiction Writers of America.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One →

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  • Cover of Starship Troopers
    Starship TroopersNovel

    Robert A. Heinlein · standalone novel · 1959

    Military science fiction, about war and coming of age, set in other star systems.

    similar byscience fictionadventurousspacefar future

  • Cover of Dune Universe
    DuneUniverse

    universe · 78 books · 1963

    Space opera, about political intrigue, set in other star systems.

    “The desert planet, where empire runs on a single substance: the spice melange, which folds space, prolongs life, and unlocks prescience, and which exists nowhere else in the known universe.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Dune →

    similar byscience fictionfar future

    includes Dune, Dune Sequels, Dune Prequels, Heroes of Dune, Background of the Dune Universe

  • Cover of Ender's Game Universe
    Ender's GameUniverse

    universe · 39 books · 1977

    Science fiction, 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.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Ender's Game →

    similar byscience fictionfar future+2 more

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

  • Cover of Known Space
    Known SpaceUniverse

    universe · 142 books · 1964

    About aliens, 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 →

    similar byscience fictionspacefar future+1 more

    includes Ringworld, Man-Kzin Wars, Fleet of Worlds

  • Cover of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Universe
    The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyUniverse

    universe · 18 books · 1979

    Humor, funny in tone.

    “The Earth is scheduled for demolition to make way for a hyperspace bypass, and honestly, nobody filed the paperwork properly.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy →

    similar byscience fictionspacefar future

    includes Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Dirk Gently