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Starship TroopersNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1959
Military science fiction, about war, set in space and far future.
WondLaSeries
series3 books2010
Fantasy, about survival, set in far future.
“Tony DiTerlizzi's WondLa trilogy follows Eva Nine, a twelve-year-old girl raised in isolation underground by a robot guardian, who emerges onto a surface world populated by strange alien life and sets out to find others like herself.”
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Start with The Search for WondLa →
Project Hail MaryNovel
Andy Weirstandalone novel2021
Hard science fiction, about space exploration, set in near future.
The Star BeastNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1954
Set in our world and near future.
“A talking alien pet has grown to the size of a small dinosaur.”
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Starman JonesNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1953
About space exploration, set in space and far future.
“Starman Jones, a 1953 science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein, features a farm boy who wants to go to the stars.”
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Alliance-UnionUniverse
universe173 books1976
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, Mri Wars, Hanan Rebellion, Age of Exploration, Era of Rapprochement, The Hinder Stars, Unionside, Company Wars