Three Books of Known Space

6 best books like Three Books of Known Space (Larry Niven): The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, Shards of Honour, The Temple of My Familiar, Trumps of Doom, Heavy Time, The Edge of Human

The Moon is a Harsh Mistress

Author	Robert A. Heinlein
ISBN	0340837942

It is a tale of revolution, of the rebellion of a former penal colony on the Moon against its masters on the Earth. It is a tale of a culture whose family structures are based on the presence of two men for every woman, leading to novel forms of marriage and family. It is the story of the disparate people, a computer...

Shards of Honour

Author	Lois McMaster Bujold
ISBN	0743468422

An all-time SF favorite! Final review, first posted on Fantasy Literature:

Shards of Honor (often packaged with Barrayar and sold as Cordelia's Honor) is one of those SF space opera books that I love beyond reason and pull off my bookshelf every few years to reread, contentedly immersing myself...

The Temple of My Familiar

Author	Alice Walker
ISBN	0753819481

A visionary cast of characters weave together their past and present in a brilliantly intricate tapestry of tales.

It is the story of the dispossessed and displaced, of peoples whose history is ancient and whose future is yet to come. Here we meet Lissie, a woman of many pasts; Arveyda the great...

Trumps of Doom

Author

Roger Zelazny

Alternate cover for ISBN 0380896354 / 9780380896356

Merle Corey is a brilliant young computer designer in San Francisco, but, he is also Merlin, son of Corwin, vanished prince of Amber, and heir to his father's wonderous powers. And, someone is determined to kill him. Now he will begin a desperate...

Heavy Time

Author	C.J. Cherryh
ISBN	0517092123

The world of asteroid belt miners and others is presented with extraordinary clarity and detail. The physics and technology are superb, minus the 1980s view of computers compared to today, much less 100s of years in the future.

However, the story often badly bogs down in seemingly endless...

The Edge of Human

Author	K.W. Jeter
ISBN	0553762672

K.W. Jeter picks up the tale of Rick Deckard, the `blade runner' created by Phillip K. Dick and popularized by Ridley Scott's cult classic film. Consistent with the sordid vision of 21st century Los Angeles crafted by Dick and Scott, Jeter creates a stylish piece of thrilling, futuristic suspense...