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The Black CloudNovel
Fred Hoylestandalone novel1957
About aliens, set in our world and british isles.
A Fall of MoondustNovel
Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1961
Adventurous in tone, set in near future.
“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 Hammer of GodNovel
Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1993
Set in near future and space.
“Set in the year 2109, it deals with the discovery of an asteroid to be on course to collide with Earth and depicts the mission for deflecting the asteroid by using fusion thermal rockets.”
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NASA TrilogySeries
series4 books1996
Alternate history.
Start with Voyage →
The MartianSeries
series2 books2012
Hopeful in tone, set in mars and near future.
“Using scientific improvisation and dark humor, Watney works to keep himself alive long enough for a rescue to reach him.”
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Start with The Martian →
Prelude to SpaceNovel
Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1951
Set in near future.