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Great North RoadNovel
Peter F. Hamiltonstandalone novel2012
Mystery & detective, tense in tone, set in our world and british isles.
The Game-Players of TitanNovel
Philip K. Dickstandalone novel1963
Mystery & detective, dark in tone, about amnesia, set in north america.
“Pete Garden's bipolar disorder threatens his standing among the game's players even as his new wife becomes pregnant, a near-miraculous event in this exhausted world, and his attraction to a telepath complicates things further.”
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Steal Across the SkyNovel
Nancy Kressstandalone novel2009
First contact, reflective in tone, about space exploration, set in the moon.
“The aliens appeared one day, built a base on the moon, and put an ad on the internet.”
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The Colors of SpaceNovel
Marion Zimmer Bradleystandalone novel1963
Space opera, about space exploration, set in far future and space.
“The Lhari seem peaceful and friendly, but they go to some lengths to protect their monopoly on faster-than-light travel.”
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StarplexNovel
Robert J. Sawyerstandalone novel1996
First contact and space opera, about space exploration, set in space.
“For nearly twenty years Earth's space exploration had exploded outward, thanks to a series of mysterious, artificial wormholes.”
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Minervan Experiment / GiantsSeries
series5 books1977
completed
Hard science fiction, about space exploration, set in far future.
“The Giants series is a quintet of science fiction novels by James P. Hogan, published between 1977 and 2005.”
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