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The OutposterNovel
Gordon R. Dicksonstandalone novel1972
Space opera, about survival and class conflict, set in space.
“If your number came up, you joined the rest of the losers marked for exile from overcrowded Earth.”
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NemesisNovel
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The Songs of Distant EarthNovel
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Hard science fiction, about survival and immigration and exile.
“Of all of his novels, Clarke stated that this was his favourite.”
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HeorotSeries
series4 books1987
Science fiction, about space colonization, set in other star systems and far future.
“Reproduction and fertility expert Dr Jack Cohen acted as a consultant on the book, designing the novel life cycle of the alien antagonists, the grendels.”
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EmbeddedNovel
Dan Abnettstandalone novel2011
Military science fiction, about war.
“The colony planet of Eighty-Six looks as dull as all its fellow new worlds to veteran journalist Lex Falk.”
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2312Novel
Kim Stanley Robinsonstandalone novel2012
Hard science fiction, about genetic engineering and terraforming, set in space.