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universe142 books1964

About aliens, set in far future and other star systems.

“Give a clever species a few centuries and a working fusion drive, and it will fill the sky with problems.”
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Start with Ringworld →

includes Ringworld, Fleet of Worlds, Man-Kzin Wars

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)

CoDominiumUniverse

universe98 books1971

Military science fiction, set in other star systems and far future.

“The body of work runs along a few hard threads rather than one line.”
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Start with The Mote in God's Eye →

includes Moties, Laurie Jo Hansen, Falkenberg's Legion, War World

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

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyUniverse

universe18 books1979

Humor, funny in tone, set in far future.

“The Earth is scheduled for demolition to make way for a hyperspace bypass, and honestly, nobody filed the paperwork properly.”
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Start with The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy →

includes Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Dirk Gently

HeecheeSeries

series19 books1972

completed

Space opera, about aliens, set in far future and 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 →

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