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Space BeagleSeries
series5 books1939
completed
Science fiction and space opera, adventurous and tense in tone, about aliens, set in far future and space.
Start with Black Destroyer →
Pushing IceNovel
Alastair Reynoldsstandalone novel2005
First contact, set in other star systems.
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 Chanur, Mri Wars, Company Wars, Hanan Rebellion, The Hinder Stars, Age of Exploration, Era of Rapprochement, Unionside
The Final ArchitectureSeries
series6 books2021
About war, set in other star systems.
“Eighty years ago, Earth was destroyed by an alien 'Architect'.”
from the catalogue
Start with Shards of Earth →
Slow Train to ArcturusNovel
Eric Flint & Dave Freerstandalone novel2008
First contact, set in other star systems.
HeecheeSeries
series19 books1972
completed
Set in other star systems.
“The Heechee are an advanced alien race that visited the Solar System hundreds of millennia ago and then mysteriously disappeared.”
from the catalogue
Start with Gateway →