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Mortal EnginesUniverse
universe14 books2001
Steampunk.
“In a world where the cities were put on wheels to outrun a war that ended in a single afternoon, Municipal Darwinism is the law: big towns eat small ones, strip them for parts and take their people aboard as citizens or as scrap.”
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includes Hungry City Chronicles / Mortal Engines, Mortal Engines Prequels, Anna Fang
The Stars My DestinationNovel
Alfred Besterstandalone novel1956
Space opera, about revenge and identity, set in space.
Tunnel in the SkyNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1955
About space exploration and 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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Hello AmericaNovel
J. G. Ballardstandalone novel1981
About ecological collapse and expeditions, set in north america and desert.
“The plot follows an expedition to a North America rendered uninhabitable by an ecological disaster following an energy crisis.”
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Terminal WorldNovel
Alastair Reynoldsstandalone novel2010
Space opera, dark in tone, set in secondary world.
The Wind Whales of IshmaelNovel
Philip José Farmerstandalone novel1971
About last of their kind.
“Ishmael, lone survivor of the doomed whaling ship Pequod, falls through a rift in time and space to a future Earth--an earth that no longer has seas to sail or a safe harbor to call home.”
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