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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyUniverse
universe18 books1979
Science fiction and humor, funny in tone, set in space and far future.
“The Earth is scheduled for demolition to make way for a hyperspace bypass, and honestly, nobody filed the paperwork properly.”
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Start with The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy →
includes Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Dirk Gently
The Sirens of TitanNovel
Kurt Vonnegut & Jr.standalone novel1959
About aliens, set in mars.
Humanx CommonwealthUniverse
universe39 books1972
Adventurous in tone, about aliens, set in other star systems.
“Two species that ought, by every buried instinct, to recoil from one another instead clasp hand to truhand and build a galaxy together.”
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Start with For Love of Mother-Not →
includes Pip & Flinx, The Founding of the Commonwealth, Icerigger Trilogy
Star Smashers of the Galaxy RangersNovel
Harry Harrisonstandalone novel1973
Whimsical in tone, set in other star systems.
“The main characters are homages to Tom Swift Jr. and his buddy, Bud Barclay.”
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StrataNovel
Terry Pratchettstandalone novel1981
Set in other star systems.
Known SpaceUniverse
universe142 books1964
About aliens, set in other star systems.
“Give a clever species a few centuries and a working fusion drive, and it will fill the sky with problems.”
from the catalogue
Start with Ringworld →
includes Ringworld, Fleet of Worlds, Man-Kzin Wars