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Outpost of JupiterNovel
Lester del Reystandalone novel1963
Science fiction and first contact, adventurous in tone, about aliens and space colonization, set in outer planets & moons and near future.
“While he and his father are living on the distant planetoid, Ganymede, a young boy makes contact with aliens from Jupiter.”
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Code of the LifemakerSeries
series2 books1983
completed
Science fiction, adventurous in tone, about aliens and robots.
“Code of the Lifemaker follows first contact between human explorers and the Taloids, self-replicating robotic beings who have built their own civilization on Saturn's moon Titan after their original programming drifted over generations.”
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Encounter with TiberNovel
John Barnes & Buzz Aldrinstandalone novel1996
About space exploration, set in space and other star systems.
“A working title, used on some advance covers for the British edition, was The Tides of Tiber.”
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Saturn RukhNovel
Robert L. Forwardstandalone novel1997
About space exploration.
“Saturn Rukh is themed around human contact with alien organisms on the gaseous planet Saturn.”
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Dragon's EggSeries
series3 books1980
completed
About space exploration, set in other star systems and far future.
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Project Hail MaryNovel
Andy Weirstandalone novel2021
About space exploration and amnesia.