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Starship TroopersNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1959
Military science fiction, about coming of age, set in space.
Old Man's WarSeries
series16 books2005
Military science fiction, 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 →
VattaUniverse
universe10 books2003
Military science fiction, tense in tone, set in space.
“Get kicked out of the Academy and the family still hands you a ship.”
from the catalogue
Start with Trading in Danger →
includes Vatta's War, Vatta's Peace
JanissariesSeries
series4 books1979
Military science fiction, tense in tone, about political intrigue and slavery.
“Janissaries are an American series of military and political-based science fiction novels are set in an interstellar confederation of races, in which humans are a slave race entrusted with military affairs and law enforcement.”
from the catalogue
Start with Janissaries →
Alliance-UnionUniverse
universe173 books1976
Science fiction, 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.”
from the catalogue
Start with Heavy Time →
includes Mri Wars, Chanur, Hanan Rebellion, Company Wars, The Hinder Stars, Era of Rapprochement, Unionside, Age of Exploration
The Final ArchitectureSeries
series6 books2021
Tense in tone, about aliens and space exploration, set in space.
“Eighty years ago, Earth was destroyed by an alien 'Architect'.”
from the catalogue
Start with Shards of Earth →