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Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1953

About coming of age, set in other star systems.

“Starman Jones, a 1953 science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein, features a farm boy who wants to go to the stars.”
from the catalogue

Solar QueenSeries

series7 books1955

Science fiction and space opera, set in far future and spaceship.

“Andre Norton's Solar Queen novels follow the crew of a free-trader starship under Captain Jellico as they scrape by hauling cargo and making first contact on the fringes of settled space.”
from the catalogue

Start with Sargasso of Space →

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

Space BeagleSeries

series5 books1939

completed

Tense in tone, about aliens.

Start with Black Destroyer →

CoDominiumUniverse

universe98 books1971

Military science fiction, set in other star systems.

“The body of work runs along a few hard threads rather than one line.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Mote in God's Eye →

includes Moties, Falkenberg's Legion, Laurie Jo Hansen, War World

RamaUniverse

universe7 books1973

About aliens.

“Something is falling through the solar system on a hyperbolic orbit, and it is not a comet.”
from the catalogue

Start with Rendezvous with Rama →

includes Rama (2)

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