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Starship TroopersNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1959
About coming of age, set in far future and other star systems.
Ender's GameUniverse
universe39 books1977
Set in far future.
“To beat your enemy you must first understand him so completely that you love him — and in the instant you love him, you destroy him.”
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Start with Ender's Game →
includes Second Formic War, First Formic War, Ender's Shadow, Ender Wiggin, Fleet School
The Crimson DeathbringerSeries
series1 book2019
Space opera, funny in tone, set in other star systems.
“Soon after, their lives are set on a crash course with a galactic war that threatens the very existence of the human race.”
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Start with The Crimson Deathbringer →
Known SpaceUniverse
universe142 books1964
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.”
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Start with Ringworld →
includes Man-Kzin Wars, Ringworld, Fleet of Worlds
Hour of the HordeNovel
Gordon R. Dicksonstandalone novel1970
Space opera, set in far future.
“Annihilating everything before it, a horde of monstrous space travellers were advancing through the stars.”
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Have Space Suit - Will TravelNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1958
Space opera, about space exploration and survival.
“One minute Kip Russell was walking about in his own backyard, testing out an old space suit and dreaming about going to the moon - and the next he was out cold and the captive of an insidious space pirate.”
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