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universe173 books1976

Set in far future.

“Around that spine cluster the merchanter novels of trader Families, the Faded Sun trilogy of human envoys among the martial alien Mri, and the Chanur books, narrated from the hierarchical, whiskered viewpoint of the hani.”
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Start with Heavy Time →

includes Mri Wars, Chanur, Company Wars, The Hinder Stars, Hanan Rebellion, Era of Rapprochement, Morgaine, Age of Exploration

Last LegionarySeries

series5 books1979

completed

Set in far future and other star systems.

“Douglas Hill's Last Legionary quartet follows Keill Randor, the sole survivor of the Morosians after his people are wiped out by a mysterious tyrant known as the Warlord.”
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Start with Galactic Warlord →

Beyond InfinityNovel

Gregory Benfordstandalone novel2004

Hard science fiction, about genetic engineering and survival, set in far future.

“Cley is an Original, a genetically pure member of the most ancient Ur-Human beings.”
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The Centauri DeviceNovel

M. John Harrisonstandalone novel1974

Dark in tone, set in far future and other star systems.

“Captain John Truck is the last of the mysterious Centaurans, and the only one who can operate the bomb they left behind, and now several people want him to use it, but Truck isn't so excited about it.”
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Humanity PrimeNovel

Bruce McAllisterstandalone novel1971

About aliens and space colonization, set in other star systems and far future.

“When Man's emerging star-empire met that of the savage Cromanths, the alien hordes began a war of extinction against humankind.”
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Known SpaceUniverse

universe142 books1964

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.”
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Start with Ringworld →

includes Ringworld, Fleet of Worlds, Man-Kzin Wars

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