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Berserker (Fred Saberhagen)Series
series59 books1963
Science fiction and space opera, tense in tone, about robots and war, set in other star systems and far future.
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Old Man's WarSeries
series16 books2005
Science fiction and space opera, adventurous in tone, about war, set in other star systems and far future.
“Sign a document at 65, saying you intend to join up 10 years later.”
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Start with Old Man's War →
JanissariesSeries
series4 books1979
About political intrigue and slavery.
“Janissaries are an American series of military and political-based science fiction novels are set in an interstellar confederation of races, in which humans are a slave race entrusted with military affairs and law enforcement.”
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VattaUniverse
universe10 books2003
Science fiction and space opera, adventurous and tense in tone, set in other star systems and far future.
“Get kicked out of the Academy and the family still hands you a ship.”
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Start with Trading in Danger →
includes Vatta's War, Vatta's Peace
Known SpaceUniverse
universe142 books1964
Science fiction, about aliens, set in other star systems and far future.
“Give a clever species a few centuries and a working fusion drive, and it will fill the sky with problems.”
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Start with Ringworld →
includes Man-Kzin Wars, Ringworld, Fleet of Worlds
FootfallNovel
Larry Niven & Jerry Pournellestandalone novel1985
Alien invasion and first contact, about survival.
“When aliens travel to Earth from Alpha Centauri, differences between alien and human psychology result in an unprovoked invasion, and the resulting resistance results in the aliens' use of a devastating weapon.”
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