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Space Opera
Grand, melodramatic science fiction productions without the
music, but with lots of great scenery, anguish, death, and an
occasional fat lady.
Related Genres
Galactic Empires
Authors & Titles
- Allen, Roger MacBride: Chronicles of Solace series
- The Depths of Time
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- The Ocean of Years
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- Anderson, Kevin J.: The Saga of the Seven Suns
(prequel) Veiled Alliances ![more](more.gif)
- Hidden Empire
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- A Forest of Stars
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- Horizon Storms
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- Scattered Suns
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- Of Fire and Night
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- Metal Swarm
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- Asher, Neal: Polity series
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(prequel) Shadow of the Scorpion
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- Prador Moon
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- Gridlinked
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- The Line of Polity
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- The Skinner
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- The Voyage of the Sable Keech
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- Banks, Iain M.: The Algebraist
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- Bayley, Barrington J.: Annihilation Factor
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- Bayley, Barrington J.: The Garments of Caean
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- Bayley, Barrington J.: The Grand Wheel
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- Bayley, Barrington J.: The Pillars of Eternity
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- Bayley, Barrington J.: The Star Virus
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- Bayley, Barrington J.: The Zen Gun
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- Bentley, C.F.: Harmony series
- Harmony
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- Enigma
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- Carver, Jeffrey A.: Chaos Chronicles
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- Neptune Crossing
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- Strange Attractors
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- The Infinite Sea
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- Sunborn
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- Carver, Jeffrey A.: Eternity's End
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- Cherryh, C.J.: At the Edge of Space
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- Cook, Glen: Starfishers series
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- Shadowline
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- Starfishers
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- Stars' End
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(related title) Passage at Arms ![more](more.gif)
- Donaldson, Stephen R.: Gap series
- The Gap Into Conflict: The Real Story
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- The Gap Into Vision: Forbidden Knowledge
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- The Gap Into Power: A Dark and Hungry God Arises
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- The Gap Into Madness: Chaos and Order
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- The Gap Into Ruin: This Day All Gods Die
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- Doyle, Debra & MacDonald, James D.: Mageworlds series
- The Price of the Stars
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- Starpilot's Grave
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- By Honor Betray'd
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- The Gathering Flame
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- The Long Hunt
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- The Stars Asunder
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- A Working of Stars
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- Glass, James C.: Shanji Empire series
- Shanji
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- Empress of Light
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- Green, Simon R.: Deathstalker series
(prelude 1) Mistworld ![more](more.gif)
(prelude 2) Ghostworld ![more](more.gif)
(prelude 3) Hellworld ![more](more.gif)
- Deathstalker
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- Deathstalker Rebellion
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- Deathstalker War
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- Deathstalker Honor
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- Deathstalker Destiny
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- Deathstalker Legacy
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- Deathstalker Return
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- Deathstalker Coda
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- Hamilton, Peter F.: Intersolar Commonwealth series
- Pandora's Star
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- Judas Unchained
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- The Dreaming Void (Void Trilogy #1)
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- The Temporal Void (Void Trilogy #2)
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- The Evolutionary Void (Void Trilogy #3)
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- Hamilton, Peter F.: Night's Dawn series
- The Reality Dysfunction Part 1: Emergence
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- The Reality Dysfunction Part 2: Expansion
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- The Neutronium Alchemist Part 1: Consolidation
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- The Neutronium Alchemist Part 2: Conflict
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- The Naked God
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- Harper, Steven: Silent Empire series
- Dreamer
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- Nightmare
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- Trickster
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- Offspring
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- Harrison, Harry: Stainless Steel Rat series
- A Stainless Steel Rat is Born
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- The Stainless Steel Rat Gets Drafted
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- The Stainless Steel Rat Sings the Blues
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(#1-3 collected in one volume as A Stainless Steel Trio
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- The Stainless Steel Rat
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- The Stainless Steel Rat's Revenge
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- The Stainless Steel Rat Saves the World
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- The Stainless Steel Rat Wants You
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- The Stainless Steel Rat For President
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- Stainless Steel Visions
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- The Stainless Steel Rat Goes to Hell
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- The Stainless Steel Rat Joins the Circus
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- The Stainless Steel Rat Returns
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- Harrison, M. John: Light series
- Light
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- Nova Swing
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- Herbert, Brian: Timeweb Chronicles
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- Timeweb
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- The Web and the Stars
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- Webdancers
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- Ingrid, Charles: Patterns of Chaos series
- Radius of Doubt
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- Path of Fire
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(above two titles collected in one volume as The Patterns of Chaos Vol. 1
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- The Downfall Matrix
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- Soulfire
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(above two titles collected in one volume as The Patterns of Chaos Vol. 2
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- Jessup, Paul: Open Your Eyes
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- Lee, Sharon & Miller, Steve: Liaden Universe series
- I Dare
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- Local Custom
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- Scout's Progress
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- Conflict of Honors
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- Agent of Change
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- Carpe Diem
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- Plan B
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- Balance of Trade
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- Crystal Soldier (Great Migration #1)
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- Crystal Dragon (Great Migration #2)
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- Fledgling
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- Saltation
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- Mouse and Dragon
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Omnibus volumes:
Pilots Choice (contains Local Custom and Scout's Progress) ![more](more.gif)
Partners in Necessity (contains Agent of Change and Carpe Diem) ![more](more.gif)
- MacLeod, Ken: Newton's Wake
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- Maloney, Mack: Starhawk series
- Starhawk
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- Planet America
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- The Fourth Empire
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- Battle at Zero Point
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- Storm Over Saturn
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- May, Julian: Rampart Worlds series
- Perseus Spur
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- Orion Arm
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- Sagittarius Whorl
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- McCaffrey, Anne: Nimisha's Ship
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- McDevitt, Jack: Academy series
- The Engines of God
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- Deepsix
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- Chindi
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- Omega
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- Odyssey
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- Cauldron
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An Academy novella appears in Down These Dark Spaceways (edited by Mike Resnick & Catherine Asaro) ![more](more.gif)
An Academy novella appears in Forbidden Planets (edited by Marvin Kaye) ![more](more.gif)
- Meaney, John: The Nulapeiron Sequence
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- Paradox
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- Context
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- Resolution
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- Meluch, R.M.: Tour of the Merrimack series
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- The Myriad
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- Wolf Star
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- The Sagittarius Command
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- Norman, Lisanne: Sholan Alliance series
- Turning Point
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- Fortune's Wheel
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- Fire Margins
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- Razor's Edge
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- Dark Nadir
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- Stronghold Rising
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- Between Darkness and Light
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- Palmer, Philip: Debatable Space
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- Picano, Felice: Dryland's End
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- Resnick, Mike: Santiago series
- Santiago
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- The Return of Santiago
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- Reynolds, Alistair: House of Suns
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- Reynolds, Alistair: Revelation Space series
- Revelation Space
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- Redemption Ark
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- Absolution Gap
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- The Prefect
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(short stories) Diamond Dogs, Turquoise Days
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(short stories) Galactic North ![more](more.gif)
- Sakers, Don: Scattered Worlds series
3.75 - Dance for the Ivory Madonna
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4.55 - Weaving the Web of Days
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4.882 - A Voice in Every Wind
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5.38 - A Rose From Old Terra
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8.50 - The Leaves of October
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- Scott, Melissa: The Game Beyond
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- Scott, Melissa: The Roads of Heaven series
- Five-Twelfths of Heaven
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- Silence in Solitude
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- The Empress of Earth
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(omnibus) The Roads of Heaven (contains all three titles) ![more](more.gif)
- Shatner, William: Quest For Tomorrow series
- Delta Search
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- Into Alien Hands
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- Step Into Chaos
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- Beyond the Stars
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- Shadow Planet
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- Smith, E.E. "Doc": Lensman series
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- Triplanetary
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- First Lensman
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- Galactic Patrol
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- Gray Lensman
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- Second Stage Lensman
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- Children of the Lens
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- Masters of the Vortex
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Second Stage Lensman series by David A. Kyle:
- The Dragon Lensman (Second Stage Lensman #1)
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- Lensman From Rigel (Second Stage Lensman #2)
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- Z-Lensman (Second Stage Lensman #3)
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- Smith, E.E. "Doc": Skylark of Space series
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- The Skylark of Space
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- Skylark Three
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- Skylark of Valeron
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- Skylark DuQuesne
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- Smith, Kristine: Jani Kilian series
- Code of Conduct
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- Rules of Conflict
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- Law of Survival
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- Contact Imminent
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- The Space Opera Renaissance (edited by David Hartwell & Kathryn Cramer)
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- Stross, Charlie: Singularity Sky series
- Singularity Sky
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- Iron Sunrise
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- Weber, David: Off Armageddon Reef
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- Westerfeld, Scott: Succession series
- The Risen Empire
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- The Killing of Worlds
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- Williams, Paul O.: Gorboduc series
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- The Gifts of the Gorboduc Vandal
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- The Man From Far Cloud
- Williams, Sean: Astropolis series
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- Saturn Returns
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- Williams, Sean & Dix, Shane: Evergence series
- The Prodigal Sun
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- The Dying Light
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- Williams, Sean & Dix, Shane: Geodesica series
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- Geodesica: Ascent
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- Williams, Sean & Dix, Shane: Vincula series (aka Orphans series)
- Echoes of Earth
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- Orphans of Earth
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- Heirs of Earth
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- Williams, Walter Jon: Dread Empire's Fall series
- The Praxis
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- The Sundering
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- Conventions of War
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(short story) "The Stickpin" available on Amazon Shorts ![e-book](ebook.gif)
- Williamson, Jack: Legion of Space series
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- The Legion of Space
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- The Cometeers
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- One Against the Legion
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- The Queen of the Legion
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(omnibus volume) Three From the Legion (contains The Legion of Space, The Cometeers, and One Against the Legion) ![more](more.gif)
- Williamson, Jack: Seetee series
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- Seetee Shock
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- Seetee Ship
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- Zahn, Timothy: Angelmass
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