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  • Cover of Known Space
    Known SpaceUniverse

    universe · 142 books · 1964

    About aliens, set in far future and 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 →

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    includes Ringworld, Man-Kzin Wars, Fleet of Worlds

  • Cover of Foundation Universe
    FoundationUniverse

    universe · 123 books · 1940

    About robots, set in far future.

    “There is a science that reads the future of quadrillions the way an astronomer reads the orbits of stars.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Foundation →

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    includes Trantorian Empire, Foundation, The Positronic Robot Stories, The Collected Fiction of Isaac Asimov, Second Foundation Trilogy, Foundation (Original Stories)

  • Cover of Double Star
    Double StarNovel

    Robert A. Heinlein · standalone novel · 1956

    About political intrigue and identity, set in far future.

    “Lorenzo Smythe, the excellent yet unemployed actor, meets Dak Broadbent in a bar.”

    from the catalogue

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  • Cover of Podkayne of Mars
    Podkayne of MarsNovel

    Robert A. Heinlein · standalone novel · 1963

    Space opera, about coming of age, set in near future.

    “Poddy has one goal in life, to be the first female starship captain.”

    from the catalogue

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  • Cover of Starman Jones
    Starman JonesNovel

    Robert A. Heinlein · standalone novel · 1953

    Space opera, about space exploration, set in far future.

    “Starman Jones, a 1953 science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein, features a farm boy who wants to go to the stars.”

    from the catalogue

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  • Cover of Citizen of the Galaxy
    Citizen of the GalaxyNovel

    Robert A. Heinlein · standalone novel · 1957

    Space opera, about coming of age, set in other star systems and far future.

    “On a planet far distant from Earth, a lame beggar buys a young boy slave who has forgotten his origins.”

    from the catalogue

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