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Catteni SequenceSeries
series5 books1970
completed
Adventurous in tone, 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 →
HeorotSeries
series4 books1987
Science fiction, about space colonization, set in far future and other star systems.
“Reproduction and fertility expert Dr Jack Cohen acted as a consultant on the book, designing the novel life cycle of the alien antagonists, the grendels.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Legacy of Heorot →
UpliftUniverse
universe13 books1980
Adventurous in tone, about uplift, set in space.
“No species, the Galactics insist, ever climbs to sapience alone.”
from the catalogue
Start with Sundiver →
includes Uplift Storm, Uplift
DeathworldSeries
series4 books1960
completed
Adventurous in tone, about survival.
“The central hero is a gambler who becomes involved with colonists of an extremely hostile planet.”
from the catalogue
Start with Deathworld →
Pax / AstraSeries
series2 books1954
completed
Adventurous and tense in tone, about survival.
“Star Flight appears to be a later omnibus or reissue rather than a third original novel.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Stars Are Ours! →
Old Man's WarSeries
series16 books2005
Military science fiction, adventurous in tone, about war, set in space.
“Sign a document at 65, saying you intend to join up 10 years later.”
from the catalogue
Start with Old Man's War →