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The City and the StarsNovel
Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1956
About immortality.
Imperial EarthNovel
Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1975
About cloning and space colonization, set in space.
“The plot follows the protagonist, Duncan Makenzie, on a trip to Earth from his home on Titan, in large part as a diplomatic visit to the U.S. for its quincentennial in 2276, but also to have a clone of himself produced.”
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Learning the WorldNovel
Ken MacLeodstandalone novel2005
First contact and space opera, about space colonization, set in space.
“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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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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A Meeting with MedusaSeries
series2 books1971
Challenging in tone, about immortality, set in space.
“Arthur C. Clarke's A Meeting with Medusa follows an astronaut, badly injured in an earlier disaster, on a solo balloon expedition into Jupiter's atmosphere, where he encounters vast floating lifeforms unlike anything previously catalogued.”
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Known SpaceUniverse
universe142 books1964
Set in space.
“Give a clever species a few centuries and a working fusion drive, and it will fill the sky with problems.”
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Start with Ringworld →
includes Ringworld, Fleet of Worlds, Man-Kzin Wars