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UnstoppableSeries
series4 books2021
About aliens.
Start with Victories Greater Than Death →
HonorverseUniverse
universe83 books1993
Military science fiction, set in other star systems.
“At the center stands one officer, Honor Harrington — captain, then something far larger — and the six-limbed empathic treecat who rides her shoulder.”
from the catalogue
Start with On Basilisk Station →
includes Star Kingdom (Honor Harrington), Saganami Island, Worlds of Honor anthologies, Honor Harrington, Manticore Ascendant, Wages of Sin, Honor Harrington Universe short fiction, Expanded Honorverse
Starman JonesNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1953
Set in spaceship and 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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CytoverseUniverse
universe10 books2008
Set in other star systems.
“Detritus is a dead world buried under the wreckage of a hundred fallen starships, and the humans caverned beneath it live by one hard truth: to survive, you climb into a cockpit and you fight.”
from the catalogue
Start with Skyward →
includes Skyward
Space CadetNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1948
Military science fiction.
The Fountains of ParadiseNovel
Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1979
Hard science fiction, set in space station.
“Set in the 22nd century, it describes the construction of a space elevator.”
from the catalogue