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Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1949

About coming of age, set in far future.

“A boy colonist on Mars takes his bouncing ball Martian pet with him to boarding school, but the new Headmaster is a controlling tyrant.”
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Double StarNovel

Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1956

About political intrigue and identity, set in far future.

“Lorenzo Smythe, the excellent yet unemployed actor, meets Dak Broadbent in a bar.”
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RamaUniverse

universe7 books1973

Set in spaceship.

“Something is falling through the solar system on a hyperbolic orbit, and it is not a comet.”
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Start with Rendezvous with Rama →

includes Rama (2)

Adventures of Viktor & JuliaSeries

series2 books1999

Hard science fiction, about space exploration and survival.

“When NASA becomes bogged down in politics and bureaucracy, businessman Axelrod and a conglomerate of backers seize their chance.”
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Start with The Martian Race →

The Martian ChroniclesSeries

series30 books1946

completed

Reflective in tone.

Start with The Million Year Picnic →

H. G. Wells' War of the WorldsUniverse

universe65 books1898

Alien invasion.

“No one would have believed, in the closing years of the nineteenth century, that human affairs were being watched keenly and closely from the timeless worlds of space.”
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Start with The War of the Worlds →

includes The War of the Worlds

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