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Rocket Ship GalileoNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1947
Hopeful in tone, about coming of age.
“Three teenage boys do backyard experiments on powerful model rockets.”
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A Fall of MoondustNovel
Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1961
Tense in tone, about survival.
“One of the high points of each tour is a cruise around the Sea of Thirst, a body of volcanic dust, in a specially designed vessel called the Selene On a perfectly routine voyage one day the Selene suddenly disappears.”
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The Rolling StonesNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1952
Lighthearted in tone, set in space.
“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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Heart of the CometNovel
David Brin & Gregory Benfordstandalone novel1986
About survival, set in space.
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 Space Excursions SeriesSeries
series2 books2010
Tense in tone, about survival, set in space.
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