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series2 books2012

Hard science fiction, about space exploration, set in mars.

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

Start with The Martian →

Project Hail MaryNovel

Andy Weirstandalone novel2021

Hard science fiction and first contact, about aliens.

H. G. Wells' War of the WorldsUniverse

universe65 books1898

Alien invasion.

“No one would have believed, in the closing years of the nineteenth century, that human affairs were being watched keenly and closely from the timeless worlds of space.”
from the catalogue

Start with The War of the Worlds →

includes The War of the Worlds

Books of EmberSeries

series4 books2003

Dystopia, tense in tone, set in far future.

“The post-apocalyptic quartet continues with The People of Sparks, following survivors after they reach the world above, and concludes with The Prophet of Yonwood and The Diamond of Darkhold.”
from the catalogue

Start with The City of Ember →

Farmer in the SkyNovel

Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1950

Hard science fiction, about space colonization, set in outer planets & moons.

“A family emigrates to the new colony on Ganymede, but the existing colonists do not have the resources to support a flood of immigrants.”
from the catalogue

ChangesSeries

series3 books1968

completed

Set in british isles.

“After the Changes - From the Twentieth Century to the Dark Ages overnight - such was fate that befell Britain five years from now.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Weathermonger →

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