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Forever WarSeries
series10 books1972
Set in far future and space.
Start with Hero →
InsigniaSeries
series5 books2012
Adventurous in tone.
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Sixth ColumnNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1949
About rebellion and revolution and race and racism, set in north america.
“The United States falls to Asian invasion and occupation.”
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BattleTechUniverse
universe483 books1986
Set in far future and other star systems.
“The Star League is a thousand years dead, and its heirs have spent the centuries since burning down what it left them.”
from the catalogue
Start with Way of the Clans →
includes MechWarrior, BattleTech Readouts
H. G. Wells' War of the WorldsUniverse
universe65 books1898
Alien invasion.
“No one would have believed, in the closing years of the nineteenth century, that human affairs were being watched keenly and closely from the timeless worlds of space.”
from the catalogue
Start with The War of the Worlds →
includes The War of the Worlds
The Tau Ceti AgendaSeries
series7 books2005
Set in other star systems and space.
“A nonstop futuristic thrill-ride, through the critical events which were the breaking point for the underclass of Martian citizens and precipitated a revolution to break the Martian colonists free from the formidable Sol System government.”
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Start with One Day on Mars →