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Known SpaceUniverse
universe142 books1964
Set in far future.
“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 far future and spaceship.
“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
CoDominiumUniverse
universe98 books1971
Military science fiction, set in far future.
“The body of work runs along a few hard threads rather than one line.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Mote in God's Eye →
includes Moties, Laurie Jo Hansen, Falkenberg's Legion, War World
HeecheeSeries
series19 books1972
completed
Set in far future.
“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 →
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyUniverse
universe18 books1979
Humor, funny in tone, set in far future.
“The Earth is scheduled for demolition to make way for a hyperspace bypass, and honestly, nobody filed the paperwork properly.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy →
includes Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Dirk Gently
UpliftUniverse
universe13 books1980
About uplift, set in far future.
“No species, the Galactics insist, ever climbs to sapience alone.”
from the catalogue
Start with Sundiver →
includes Uplift, Uplift Storm