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Samuel R. Delanystandalone novel1968

About quests, set in other star systems.

“The plot concerns the spaceship captain Lorq Von Ray's search for a nova, which will produce the essential power source Illyrion, and his vendetta with the Red family, who seek to kill him.”
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The Stars My DestinationNovel

Alfred Besterstandalone novel1956

Dark in tone, about survival and identity, set in other star systems.

VattaUniverse

universe10 books2003

Military science fiction, tense in tone, set in other star systems.

“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

Against a Dark BackgroundNovel

Iain M. Banksstandalone novel1993

About heist and magical artifacts, set in other star systems.

Siobhan DunmooreSeries

series9 books2014

Military science fiction, tense in tone, about war.

“Eric Thomson's Siobhan Dunmoore novels follow the title character, a starship captain in a human interstellar navy, as she takes on progressively higher commands amid escalating war and political rot within her own military.”
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Start with No Honor in Death →

PolityUniverse

universe72 books1992

Set in other star systems.

“The Quiet War is already over by the time you arrive.”
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Start with Shadow of the Scorpion →

includes Spatterjay, Transformation, Ian Cormac, Time's Shadow, Rise of the Jain

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