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The Moon Is a Harsh MistressNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1966
About rebellion and revolution and space colonization, set in the moon and far future.
The Computer ConnectionNovel
Alfred Besterstandalone novel1975
About immortality, set in near future and north america.
CavorSeries
series2 books1901
About space exploration and aliens, set in the moon.
“H. G. Wells's 1901 novel The First Men in the Moon is narrated by the businessman Bedford, who joins the reclusive scientist Cavor after Cavor invents cavorite, a gravity-blocking substance that carries the two men to the Moon.”
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DarwiniaNovel
Robert Charles Wilsonstandalone novel1998
Alternate history, about expeditions and faith and religion, set in alternate earth.
“From the front flap of the Tor first edition: In 1912, history was changed by the Miracle, when the old world of Europe was replaced by Darwinia, a strange land of nightmarish jungle and antediluvian monsters.”
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EagerSeries
series2 books2004
Hopeful in tone, about robots, set in near future.
“Eager is the name of a self-aware robot in a futuristic society controlled by a company called LifeCorp.”
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Fifth ImperiumSeries
series3 books1991
Space opera, tense in tone, set in far future and space.
“The three novels were later collected as the omnibus Empire from the Ashes.”
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Start with Mutineers' Moon →