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Space BeagleSeries
series5 books1939
completed
About aliens.
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Pushing IceNovel
Alastair Reynoldsstandalone novel2005
Hard science fiction and first contact, about aliens, set in other star systems.
Tunnel in the SkyNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1955
About coming of age, set in other star systems.
“As the final test of a survivalist/explorer class, teenagers are dumped on an alien planet to use their skills while awaiting pickup.”
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FractalverseSeries
series2 books2020
First contact, about aliens, set in other star systems.
“Fractal Noise, a parallel entry, follows a separate crew investigating a mysterious signal-emitting structure on another world within the same universe.”
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Have Space Suit - Will TravelNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1958
About aliens, set in near future and the moon.
“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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Space WinnersNovel
Gordon R. Dicksonstandalone novel1965
About aliens and coming of age, set in other star systems.
“Suddenly Jim Rawlins, Ellen Bouvier, Curt Harrington, and the squirrel-like Alien philosopher Peep were castaways, stranded on the Quarantined World of Quebahr - with no training, and little hope of rescue.”
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