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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 Ringworld, Fleet of Worlds, Man-Kzin Wars
Starman JonesNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1953
About coming of age, set in spaceship and other star systems.
“Starman Jones, a 1953 science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein, features a farm boy who wants to go to the stars.”
from the catalogue
UpliftUniverse
universe13 books1980
About uplift, set in other star systems.
“No species, the Galactics insist, ever climbs to sapience alone.”
from the catalogue
Start with Sundiver →
includes Uplift Storm, Uplift
Cosmic EngineersNovel
Clifford D. Simakstandalone novel1950
Science fiction and space opera, adventurous in tone, about space exploration and aliens, set in far future and space.
GaeanSeries
series3 books1979
completed
Science fiction and space opera, adventurous in tone, about aliens, set in far future and outer planets & moons.
“The Gaea Trilogy consists of three science fiction novels by John Varley.”
from the catalogue
Start with Titan →
The Colors of SpaceNovel
Marion Zimmer Bradleystandalone novel1963
Mysterious in tone, set in other star systems.
“The Lhari seem peaceful and friendly, but they go to some lengths to protect their monopoly on faster-than-light travel.”
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