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Search the SkyNovel
C. M. Kornbluth & Frederik Pohlstandalone novel1954
Satire, funny in tone, set in space.
The Songs of Distant EarthNovel
Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1986
Hard science fiction, reflective in tone, about survival and immigration and exile.
“Of all of his novels, Clarke stated that this was his favourite.”
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HelliconiaSeries
series4 books1982
completed
Challenging and reflective in tone, about ecological collapse.
Start with Helliconia Spring →
The Face of the WatersNovel
Robert Silverbergstandalone novel1991
About survival and immigration and exile, set in at sea.
“A Robert Silverberg novel of exile and search, told through Sorve's displaced islanders.”
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HeorotSeries
series4 books1987
Science fiction, about space colonization, set in other star systems and far future.
“Reproduction and fertility expert Dr Jack Cohen acted as a consultant on the book, designing the novel life cycle of the alien antagonists, the grendels.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Legacy of Heorot →
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Kim Stanley Robinsonstandalone novel2012
Hard science fiction, about genetic engineering and terraforming, set in space.