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  • Cover of Podkayne of Mars
    Podkayne of MarsNovel

    Robert A. Heinlein · standalone novel · 1963

    Space opera, adventurous in tone, about coming of age and political intrigue.

    “Poddy has one goal in life, to be the first female starship captain.”

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  • Cover of The Martian
    The MartianSeries

    series · 2 books · 2012

    Hard science fiction, about survival and space exploration.

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

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    Start with The Martian →

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  • Cover of The Martian Chronicles
    The Martian ChroniclesSeries

    series · 30 books · 1946

    completed

    Reflective in tone, about space colonization.

    Start with The Million Year Picnic →

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  • Cover of Man Plus
    Man PlusSeries

    series · 2 books · 1976

    Tense in tone, about robots and space colonization.

    “Thomas T. Thomas wrote the sequel Mars Plus, continuing the story of the Martian colony years later.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Man Plus →

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  • Cover of The Rolling Stones
    The Rolling StonesNovel

    Robert A. Heinlein · standalone novel · 1952

    Adventurous in tone, about space exploration, set in space and the moon.

    “The Stone family, lunar-born, technically minded, and perpetually restless, buy a secondhand spaceship and set off from the Moon on a family tour of the solar system.”

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  • Cover of Ready Player One
    Ready Player OneSeries

    series · 3 books · 2011

    Adventurous in tone, about virtual reality and quests, set in virtual world.

    “The 2020 sequel, Ready Player Two, picks up after Wade has gained control of the OASIS and follows him and his friends into a new quest built around a brain-computer interface the creator left behind.”

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    Start with Ready Player One →

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