| Bear, Greg | Eon; Eternity |
| Bester, Alfred | The Stars My Destination |
| Blish, James | Cities in Flight (series) (many Star Trek novels) |
| Bova, Ben | Mars; Return to Mars |
| Bradbury, Ray | The Martian Chronicles |
| Brin, David | The Uplift War (series) |
| Cherryh, C. J. | Foreigner (series) |
| Clarke, Arthur C. | 2001, a Space Odyssey ( and sequels) Rama II (and sequels) |
| Forward, Robert L. | Rocheworld (and sequels); Starquake |
| Heinlein, Robert | Orphans of the Sky Have Space Suit, Will Travel |
| Herbert, Frank | Dune (series) with prequels by Brian Herbert |
| Leinster, Murray | The Forgotten Planet |
| Lewis, C.S. | Perelandra |
| Nevin, Larry | Ringworld (series);The Integral Trees |
| Resnick, Michael | Paradise: a chronicle of a distant world |
| Robinson, Kim Stanley |
Red Mars (and sequels) |
| Russell, Mary Doria | The Sparrow, Children of God |
| Sheffield, Charles | Heritage Universe (series) |
| Silverberg, Robert | Majipoor Chronicles |
| Van Vogt, A. E. | The Voyage of the Space Beagle |
| Verne, Jules | From the Earth to the Moon |
| Vinge, Vernor | A Deepness in the Sky |
| Wolfe, Gene | Book of the New Sun (series) Book of the Long Sun (series) |
