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Space BeagleSeries
series5 books1939
completed
Space opera, about aliens.
Start with Black Destroyer →
Pushing IceNovel
Alastair Reynoldsstandalone novel2005
Hard science fiction and first contact, about aliens, set in other star systems.
Tunnel in the SkyNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1955
About coming of age, set in other star systems.
“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
FractalverseSeries
series2 books2020
First contact and space opera, about aliens, set in other star systems.
“Fractal Noise, a parallel entry, follows a separate crew investigating a mysterious signal-emitting structure on another world within the same universe.”
from the catalogue
Start with Fractal Noise →
Starman JonesNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1953
Space opera, about coming of age, set in other star systems.
“Starman Jones, a 1953 science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein, features a farm boy who wants to go to the stars.”
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David RyersonSeries
series2 books1958
completed
Space opera.
“The Enemy Stars follows the crew of a faster-than-light survey ship stranded far from home after their matter-transmission drive is damaged, forced to keep the vessel and each other going across a voyage that will outlast some of them.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Enemy Stars →