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Tunnel in the SkyNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1955
Tense in tone, about space exploration.
“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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Citizen of the GalaxyNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1957
About identity and slavery, set in space.
“On a planet far distant from Earth, a lame beggar buys a young boy slave who has forgotten his origins.”
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Starship TroopersNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1959
Military science fiction, about war, set in space.
Pit DragonSeries
series5 books1980
completed
Science fiction, adventurous in tone, about dragons, set in other star systems and far future.
“Dragon's Blood traces that bond between boy and dragon from theft to the pits; the sequels, Heart's Blood and A Sending of Dragons, follow Jakkin further as the stakes around the dragons and his own status widen.”
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Starman JonesNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1953
About space exploration, set in space and spaceship.
“Starman Jones, a 1953 science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein, features a farm boy who wants to go to the stars.”
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AcornaUniverse
universe16 books1997
About aliens, set in space.
“A silver-horned child drifts alone in an escape pod, and three grizzled asteroid miners haul her aboard, not yet knowing they have adopted a legend.”
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Start with Acorna: The Unicorn Girl →
includes Acorna's Children