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Known SpaceUniverse
universe142 books1964
Set in far future.
“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
A Columbus of SpaceNovel
Garrett P. Servissstandalone novel1911
Set in venus & inner planets and early 20th century.
“The year was 1909 and Garrett Putnam Serviss was already a respected science writer for the Hearst newspaper group.”
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Mission to UniverseNovel
Gordon R. Dicksonstandalone novel1965
Space opera, tense in tone, set in far future.
“Forever and a day - Brigadier General Benjamin Shore ignores a Presidential command and launches a revolutionary phase ship and its crew on an incredible journey deep into uncharted regions toward Galactic Centerpoint...”
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Have Space Suit - Will TravelNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1958
Space opera, about survival, set in near future.
“One minute Kip Russell was walking about in his own backyard, testing out an old space suit and dreaming about going to the moon - and the next he was out cold and the captive of an insidious space pirate.”
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The Colors of SpaceNovel
Marion Zimmer Bradleystandalone novel1963
Space opera, mysterious in tone, set in far future.
“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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Humanx CommonwealthUniverse
universe39 books1972
Set in far future.
“Two species that ought, by every buried instinct, to recoil from one another instead clasp hand to truhand and build a galaxy together.”
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Start with For Love of Mother-Not →
includes Pip & Flinx, The Founding of the Commonwealth, Icerigger Trilogy