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The OutposterNovel
Gordon R. Dicksonstandalone novel1972
Space opera, about class conflict, set in other star systems.
“If your number came up, you joined the rest of the losers marked for exile from overcrowded Earth.”
from the catalogue
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 Company Wars, Chanur, Hanan Rebellion, The Hinder Stars, Age of Exploration, Mri Wars, Era of Rapprochement, Unionside
Space BeagleSeries
series5 books1939
completed
Space opera, adventurous in tone, about space exploration.
Start with Black Destroyer →
Pushing IceNovel
Alastair Reynoldsstandalone novel2005
Hard science fiction and first contact, about space exploration, set in other star systems.
Known SpaceUniverse
universe142 books1964
Set in other star systems.
“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 Man-Kzin Wars, Fleet of Worlds, Ringworld
HeorotSeries
series4 books1987
Set in 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 →