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    Joe Haldeman · standalone novel · 2000

    Science fiction and first contact, tense in tone, about aliens and political intrigue, set in near future and our world.

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    Andy Weir · standalone novel · 2021

    Hard science fiction, about space exploration and amnesia.

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    Robert A. Heinlein · standalone novel · 1961

    Reflective in tone, about faith and religion and psychic powers.

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    Arthur C. Clarke · standalone novel · 1953

    Bittersweet and reflective in tone, about technological singularity and identity.

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    Neal Stephenson · standalone novel · 2021

    About terraforming.

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  • Cover of The Martian
    The MartianSeries

    series · 2 books · 2012

    Hard science fiction, about survival, set in mars.

    “Using scientific improvisation and dark humor, Watney works to keep himself alive long enough for a rescue to reach him.”

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