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HellsparkNovel
Janet Kaganstandalone novel1988
First contact, about political intrigue.
“Lassti, a newly discovered planet, is the center of political intrigue.”
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Far from the Light of HeavenNovel
Tade Thompsonstandalone novel2021
Set in spaceship.
The Orchid CageNovel
Herbert W. Frankestandalone novel1961
Science fiction, mysterious and tense in tone, about aliens and expeditions, set in other star systems and far future.
“On a distant planet, not too different from Earth, there stands a mechanized city with no visible inhabitants.”
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Doorways in the SandNovel
Roger Zelaznystandalone novel1976
Funny in tone.
“Zelazny wrote the whole story in one draft, with no rewrites, and it subsequently became one of his five favorites among his own work.”
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Naked to the StarsNovel
Gordon R. Dicksonstandalone novel1961
Military science fiction, about amnesia and war.
“The subject of the cosmic soldier has become a matter of concern for the science fiction reader.”
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Known SpaceUniverse
universe142 books1964
Set in space.
“Give a clever species a few centuries and a working fusion drive, and it will fill the sky with problems.”
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includes Ringworld, Man-Kzin Wars, Fleet of Worlds