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The OutposterNovel
Gordon R. Dicksonstandalone novel1972
Space opera, about survival and class conflict.
“If your number came up, you joined the rest of the losers marked for exile from overcrowded Earth.”
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Fallen DragonNovel
Peter F. Hamiltonstandalone novel2001
Space opera, adventurous in tone.
EmbeddedNovel
Dan Abnettstandalone novel2011
Military science fiction, about war.
“The colony planet of Eighty-Six looks as dull as all its fellow new worlds to veteran journalist Lex Falk.”
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The Moon Is a Harsh MistressNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1966
About artificial intelligence and rebellion and revolution, set in the moon.
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.”
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Start with Heavy Time →
includes Company Wars, The Hinder Stars, Chanur, Hanan Rebellion, Unionside, Mri Wars, Era of Rapprochement, Age of Exploration
NemesisNovel
Isaac Asimovstandalone novel1989
Space opera, about ecological collapse, set in our world.