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Creatures of Light and DarknessNovel
Roger Zelaznystandalone novel1969
Fantasy, about gods, set in space and other star systems.
“Some humans have god-like powers or perhaps are actually gods—the names and aspects of various Egyptian gods are used.”
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PandoraSeries
series4 books1966
About survival, set in other star systems.
“The Pandora Sequence opens with Frank Herbert's solo novel Destination: Void, in which a starship crew must jury-rig a working artificial consciousness after their vessel's control systems fail.”
from the catalogue
Start with Destination: Void →
Berserker (Fred Saberhagen)Series
series59 books1963
Space opera, tense in tone, about robots, set in space.
Start with Berserker →
The LeeshoreNovel
Robert Reedstandalone novel1987
Tense in tone, about survival and war, set in other star systems.
“Miles above the planet's surface a jungle of free-floating plants forms an almost seamless carpet, blocking the light from the sun and forcing organisms below to function through biological luminescence.”
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Pet SemataryNovel
Stephen Kingstandalone novel1983
Horror, about grief and loss, set in north america and contemporary.
PolityUniverse
universe72 books1992
Space opera, set in other star systems.
“The Quiet War is already over by the time you arrive.”
from the catalogue
Start with Shadow of the Scorpion →
includes Transformation, Rise of the Jain, Spatterjay, Ian Cormac, Time's Shadow