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Islands in the SkyNovel
Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1952
Science fiction, adventurous in tone, about space exploration and space colonization, set in near future and space.
“Clarke wrote the story as a travelogue of human settlement of cislunar space in the last half of the twenty-first century.”
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Have Space Suit - Will TravelNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1958
Space opera, about aliens and survival.
“One minute Kip Russell was walking about in his own backyard, testing out an old space suit and dreaming about going to the moon - and the next he was out cold and the captive of an insidious space pirate.”
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The Rolling StonesNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1952
Lighthearted in tone, set in the moon.
“The Stone family, lunar-born, technically minded, and perpetually restless, buy a secondhand spaceship and set off from the Moon on a family tour of the solar system.”
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Podkayne of MarsNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1963
Space opera, about coming of age and political intrigue.
“Poddy has one goal in life, to be the first female starship captain.”
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The Long EarthSeries
series7 books2012
Set in parallel universe.
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To the Stars (Leinster)Series
series3 books1953
completed
Tense in tone, set in the moon.
“In the shed men are building an object that can change the history of mankind.”
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