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West of the SunNovel
Edgar Pangbornstandalone novel1953
About space colonization.
“West of the Sun ... on the dangerous planet Lucifer.”
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The Dosadi ExperimentNovel
Frank Herbertstandalone novel1977
Space opera, about political intrigue.
“Dosadi is rumored to be an experimental planet, and the experimenters are the froglike Gowachin, whose culture is founded upon a strange legal system in which McKie is the only human ever trained.”
from the catalogue
Catteni SequenceSeries
series5 books1970
completed
Space opera, about slavery.
“The Catteni series is a tetralogy of science fiction novels by American writer Anne McCaffrey.”
from the catalogue
Start with Freedom's Landing →
Known SpaceUniverse
universe142 books1964
Set in space.
“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 Ringworld, Man-Kzin Wars, Fleet of Worlds
MindswapNovel
Robert Sheckleystandalone novel1966
Funny in tone, about body swap, set in space.
The Stars My DestinationNovel
Alfred Besterstandalone novel1956
Space opera, about revenge and identity, set in space.