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The Songs of Distant EarthNovel
Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1986
Hard science fiction, about immigration and exile.
“Of all of his novels, Clarke stated that this was his favourite.”
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The Face of the WatersNovel
Robert Silverbergstandalone novel1991
About immigration and exile and expeditions, set in at sea.
“A Robert Silverberg novel of exile and search, told through Sorve's displaced islanders.”
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Destiny's RoadNovel
Larry Nivenstandalone novel1997
Hard science fiction, adventurous in tone, about expeditions.
“Jemmy is descended from the original Destiny colonists, who were stranded when their landing craft deserted them.”
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West of the SunNovel
Edgar Pangbornstandalone novel1953
Adventurous in tone, about aliens.
“West of the Sun ... on the dangerous planet Lucifer.”
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AuroraNovel
Kim Stanley Robinsonstandalone novel2015
Hard science fiction, about artificial intelligence, set in spaceship and generation ship.
DuneUniverse
universe78 books1963
Space opera, about political intrigue.
“The desert planet, where empire runs on a single substance: the spice melange, which folds space, prolongs life, and unlocks prescience, and which exists nowhere else in the known universe.”
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includes Dune, Dune Prequels, Heroes of Dune, Dune Sequels, Background of the Dune Universe