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Tunnel in the SkyNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1955
Adventurous and tense in tone, about survival and 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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Starman JonesNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1953
Space opera, adventurous in tone, about space exploration, set in space.
“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
Adventurous in tone, 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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includes Acorna's Children
Citizen of the GalaxyNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1957
Space opera, 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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Pit DragonSeries
series5 books1980
completed
Adventurous in tone.
“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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Creatures of Light and DarknessNovel
Roger Zelaznystandalone novel1969
Dark and eerie in tone, about gods, set in space.
“Some humans have god-like powers or perhaps are actually gods—the names and aspects of various Egyptian gods are used.”
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