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series5 books1939

completed

Space opera, adventurous in tone, set in spaceship and space.

universe142 books1964

Set in space and other star systems.

“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, Fleet of Worlds, Ringworld

Alliance-UnionUniverse

universe173 books1976

Science fiction, 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 Chanur, Hanan Rebellion, Mri Wars, Company Wars, Era of Rapprochement, Age of Exploration, The Hinder Stars, Unionside

Forge of GodSeries

series2 books1987

completed

Dark in tone, about survival.

“Earth faces destruction when an inscrutable and overwhelming alien form of life attacks.”
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Start with The Forge of God →

In the Company of OthersNovel

Julie E. Czernedastandalone novel2001

Space opera, about space colonization and survival, set in other star systems.

“When humans set out to explore the universe, they found a number of planets suitable for colonizing.”
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Cycle of FireNovel

Hal Clementstandalone novel1957

Hard science fiction, about survival and friendship, set in other star systems.

“After his ship crashed on the inhospitable planet Abyorman, Nils Kruger had spent weeks wandering across the face of the planet.suffering from blistering heat, the searing cold of an alien climate.”
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