Orthe
by Mary Gentle
3.75 · 20 ratings
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Wayfarers
by Becky Chambers
4.25 · 219 ratings
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Catteni
by Anne McCaffrey
3.96 · 124 ratings
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Xenogenesis
by Octavia E. Butler
4.25 · 151 ratings
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Binti
by Nnedi Okorafor
3.95 · 142 ratings
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Star Wars: Republic Commando
by Karen Traviss
4.23 · 139 ratings
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Imperial Radch
by Ann Leckie
4.05 · 193 ratings
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Vorkosigan Saga Publication Order
by Lois McMaster Bujold
4.21 · 851 ratings
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Arbai
by Sheri S. Tepper
3.98 · 74 ratings
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Vatta's War
by Elizabeth Moon
3.99 · 123 ratings
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Foreigner
by C.J. Cherryh
4.26 · 475 ratings
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The Protectorate
by Megan E. O'Keefe
4.03 · 53 ratings
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Lady Astronaut Universe
by Mary Robinette Kowal
4.12 · 173 ratings
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Chanur
by C.J. Cherryh
4.10 · 105 ratings
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Cyteen
by C.J. Cherryh
4.09 · 67 ratings
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Finder Chronicles
by Suzanne Palmer
4.11 · 49 ratings
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Yesterday's Kin Trilogy
by Nancy Kress
3.57 · 53 ratings
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Her Instruments
by M.C.A. Hogarth
4.21 · 49 ratings
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Star Trek: Picard
by James Swallow
4.00 · 40 ratings
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The Book of Skaith
by Leigh Brackett
3.73 · 22 ratings
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Fringe
by Rachel Aukes
3.97 · 28 ratings
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Orthe
by Mary Gentle
3.75 · 20 ratings
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Starfarers
by Vonda N. McIntyre
3.65 · 29 ratings
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Butterfly St. Cyr
by Elizabeth R. Wollheim
3.80 · 15 ratings
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Coyote Jones Series
by Suzette Haden Elgin
3.50 · 6 ratings
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