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Alex BenedictSeries
series13 books1987
Science fiction and mystery & detective, mysterious in tone, set in far future and space.
“Alex Benedict is an antiques dealer and part-time interstellar investigator, generations removed from Earth's first starfaring age, who keeps stumbling into forgotten history through the objects and ruins he trades in.”
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Start with A Talent for War →
The Colors of SpaceNovel
Marion Zimmer Bradleystandalone novel1963
Space opera, adventurous in tone, about aliens.
“The Lhari seem peaceful and friendly, but they go to some lengths to protect their monopoly on faster-than-light travel.”
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HeecheeSeries
series19 books1972
completed
Space opera, about aliens.
“The Heechee are an advanced alien race that visited the Solar System hundreds of millennia ago and then mysteriously disappeared.”
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Start with Gateway →
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.”
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Start with Ringworld →
includes Ringworld, Fleet of Worlds, Man-Kzin Wars
The AvatarNovel
Poul Andersonstandalone novel1978
Space opera, adventurous in tone, about aliens and political intrigue.
“With the aid of the political opposition, they escape and journey through the portal in search of knowledge, and perhaps even to meet those who created the portal system.”
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As on a Darkling PlainNovel
Ben Bovastandalone novel1972
Space opera, about aliens.
“Humanity has explored the solar system and is in the beginnings of interstellar exploration.”
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