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Downward to the EarthNovel
Robert Silverbergstandalone novel1969
About redemption and colonialism.
“On his return, he feels a new sense of kinship with the natives, perhaps more than for the Terran tourists.”
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The City and the StarsNovel
Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1956
About space exploration and immortality.
HainishSeries
series33 books1964
completed
Science fiction, reflective in tone, set in far future and other star systems.
“The Hainish Cycle consists of a number of science fiction novels and stories by Ursula K. Le Guin.”
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Shakespeare's PlanetNovel
Clifford D. Simakstandalone novel1976
First contact, mysterious in tone, about robots.
“Woken after a thousand-year voyage meant to find humanity a new home, Carter Horton finds his ship stranded for good, tended by the disembodied minds of three volunteers who gave up their bodies to fly it.”
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Learning the WorldNovel
Ken MacLeodstandalone novel2005
First contact and space opera, about space exploration.
“On the fringes, less modified humans get on with the job of settling a universe that has, so far, been empty of intelligent life.”
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Cycle of FireNovel
Hal Clementstandalone novel1957
Hard science fiction, tense in tone, about survival and friendship.
“After his ship crashed on the inhospitable planet Abyorman, Nils Kruger had spent weeks wandering across the face of the planet.suffering from blistering heat, the searing cold of an alien climate.”
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