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RamaUniverse

universe7 books1973

About aliens, set in space.

“Something is falling through the solar system on a hyperbolic orbit, and it is not a comet.”
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Start with Rendezvous with Rama →

includes Rama (2)

Starman JonesNovel

Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1953

Adventurous in tone, about space exploration, set in space and far future.

“Starman Jones, a 1953 science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein, features a farm boy who wants to go to the stars.”
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The Sands of MarsNovel

Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1951

Hard science fiction, about space exploration and terraforming, set in mars.

Solar QueenSeries

series7 books1955

Space opera, set in far future and space.

“Andre Norton's Solar Queen novels follow the crew of a free-trader starship under Captain Jellico as they scrape by hauling cargo and making first contact on the fringes of settled space.”
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Start with Sargasso of Space →

Tau ZeroNovel

Poul Andersonstandalone novel1970

Hard science fiction and space opera, about space exploration, set in far future.

“During an epic voyage to a planet 30 light years away, the engines of the starship the 'Leonora Christine' are damaged.”
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Alliance-UnionUniverse

universe173 books1976

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, Chanur, Age of Exploration, Hanan Rebellion, The Hinder Stars, Mri Wars, Morgaine, Unionside

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