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Tunnel in the SkyNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1955
About space exploration and coming of age, set in other star systems.
“As the final test of a survivalist/explorer class, teenagers are dumped on an alien planet to use their skills while awaiting pickup.”
from the catalogue
The ChrysalidsNovel
John Wyndhamstandalone novel1955
Post-apocalyptic, reflective in tone, about coming of age, set in secondary world.
“An early manuscript version was entitled Time for a Change.”
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Space BeagleSeries
series5 books1939
completed
Space opera, about aliens and space exploration, set in space.
Start with Black Destroyer →
Mortal EnginesUniverse
universe14 books2001
Post-apocalyptic and steampunk.
“In a world where the cities were put on wheels to outrun a war that ended in a single afternoon, Municipal Darwinism is the law: big towns eat small ones, strip them for parts and take their people aboard as citizens or as scrap.”
from the catalogue
Start with Mortal Engines →
includes Hungry City Chronicles / Mortal Engines, Mortal Engines Prequels, Anna Fang
CongoNovel
Michael Crichtonstandalone novel1980
Thriller & suspense, about expeditions, set in africa and late 20th century.
“WorldCat: On an expedition to return Amy, his talking gorilla, to her home in the Congo, Professor Peter Elliot is joined by others who hope to find a legendary diamond mine guarded by mutant gorillas.”
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WatchersNovel
Dean R. Koontzstandalone novel1987
Set in north america and contemporary.
“The animals escape and the story plays out as a straight adventure novel with a good chunk of romance thrown in.”
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