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Space BeagleSeries
series5 books1939
completed
About aliens, set in spaceship.
Start with Black Destroyer →
The Stars My DestinationNovel
Alfred Besterstandalone novel1956
Dark in tone, about revenge and identity.
The Final ArchitectureSeries
series6 books2021
About aliens and war.
“Eighty years ago, Earth was destroyed by an alien 'Architect'.”
from the catalogue
Start with Shards of Earth →
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, Man-Kzin Wars, Fleet of Worlds
Tunnel in the SkyNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1955
About coming of age.
“As the final test of a survivalist/explorer class, teenagers are dumped on an alien planet to use their skills while awaiting pickup.”
from the catalogue
Alliance-UnionUniverse
universe173 books1976
Science fiction, set in far future.
“Around that spine cluster the merchanter novels of trader Families, the Faded Sun trilogy of human envoys among the martial alien Mri, and the Chanur books, narrated from the hierarchical, whiskered viewpoint of the hani.”
from the catalogue
Start with Heavy Time →
includes Company Wars, Chanur, Mri Wars, Hanan Rebellion, Age of Exploration, Era of Rapprochement, Unionside, The Hinder Stars