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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyUniverse

universe18 books1979

Humor, funny in tone, set in space.

“The Earth is scheduled for demolition to make way for a hyperspace bypass, and honestly, nobody filed the paperwork properly.”
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includes Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Dirk Gently

Trilyn Alien Fairy TalesSeries

series8 books2018

Fairy tale retelling and science fiction, set in other star systems.

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Lunar ChroniclesSeries

series15 books2011

Adventurous in tone, about political intrigue.

“Set in a futuristic world inhabited by various species and creatures, tensions are rising between Earth and its former colony Luna, while both attempt to manage an ongoing pandemic.”
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Star Smashers of the Galaxy RangersNovel

Harry Harrisonstandalone novel1973

Space opera and humor, funny in tone, set in space.

“The main characters are homages to Tom Swift Jr. and his buddy, Bud Barclay.”
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Whipping StarNovel

Frank Herbertstandalone novel1970

Space opera and first contact, about political intrigue, set in galactic scale.

“From Amazon: In the far future, humankind has made contact with numerous other species: Gowachin, Laclac, Wreaves, Pan Spechi, Taprisiots, and Caleban, and has helped to form the ConSentiency to govern among the species.”
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Sirius FiveSeries

series2 books1969

completed

Science fiction, about aliens, set in other star systems and far future.

“Dick's earlier young-adult manuscript Nick and the Glimmung, unpublished until 1988, shares the Glimmung character and other elements with it, suggesting he reworked the same creature across two very different books.”
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