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Known SpaceUniverse
universe142 books1964
Set in other star systems.
“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 Man-Kzin Wars, Fleet of Worlds, Ringworld
The Final ArchitectureSeries
series6 books2021
Space opera, adventurous in tone, about space exploration, set in other star systems.
“Eighty years ago, Earth was destroyed by an alien 'Architect'.”
from the catalogue
Start with Shards of Earth →
Hour of the HordeNovel
Gordon R. Dicksonstandalone novel1970
Space opera and military science fiction, adventurous in tone.
“Annihilating everything before it, a horde of monstrous space travellers were advancing through the stars.”
from the catalogue
Pushing IceNovel
Alastair Reynoldsstandalone novel2005
First contact, about space exploration and survival, set in spaceship.
ConquerorsSeries
series3 books1994
First contact and military science fiction, adventurous in tone, set in other star systems.
“Zahn alternates perspective between the human and alien chains of command, using the shifting viewpoints to slowly unpick why the conflict started in the first place.”
from the catalogue
Start with Conquerors' Pride →
CoDominiumUniverse
universe98 books1971
Military science fiction, set in other star systems.
“The body of work runs along a few hard threads rather than one line.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Mote in God's Eye →
includes Moties, War World, Laurie Jo Hansen, Falkenberg's Legion