By Poul Anderson
World Without Stars is at least intergalactic.
Tau Zero is inter-cosmic.
In The Avatar, the Elder Race somehow manipulates a monobloc.
In the Harvest of Stars Tetralogy, Starfarers and Genesis, human or posthuman characters approach cosmic-level activity.
Other Authors
The Triumph of Time by James Blish
Into Deepest Space by Fred Hoyle and Geoffrey Hoyle
However, there are more recent big name sf writers that I have not kept track of so comments would be welcome.
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Kaor, Paul!
The newest SF writer I've read fairly recently was David Weber, who helped Jerry Pournelle's son to posthumously complete JP's MAMELUKES.
I've also read Andy Weir's first two books: THE MARTIAN and ARTEMIS.
Ad astra! Sean
I've read David Weber's 'Safehold' series.
I recommend it.
In the prolog humanity develops an FTL drive and in the course of exploration finds evidence that some earlier intelligent species had been exterminated by some third species, that get called the Gbaba.
Humanity's preparations are insufficient to win the war after encountering the Gbaba.
The rest of the series is on the planet Safehold intended to allow a remnant of humanity to hide from the Gbaba, and is about the conflict between those who think it safest to keep humanity pre-industrial, and those who disagree.
Kaor, Jim!
Thanks! I've thought of trying out some of Weber's books.
Hiding might sometimes be necessary--but not permanently, for the situation described. So I would support those who disagreed with the pro-hiders.
Ad astra! Sean
Weber was at a local SF convention shortly before the 1st book in the series (Off Armageddon Reef) became available. He read the prolog, which lead me to read each book in the series as it came out.
He also gave the origin of the name Gbaba, which isn't mentioned in the books.
Great bad ass biker aliens. ;^)
In the ficton probably given by those who didn't believe they were real before an actual human-Gbaba encounter
Kaor, Jim!
Ha! Reminiscent of how some fans of Stirling's Emberverse series called whoever or whatever caused the Change "alien space bats." (Smiles)
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