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Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1953

First contact, bittersweet in tone, about aliens, set in our world.

universe39 books1977

Set in far future.

“To beat your enemy you must first understand him so completely that you love him — and in the instant you love him, you destroy him.”
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Start with Ender's Game →

includes Ender Wiggin, Ender's Shadow, First Formic War, Second Formic War, Fleet School

Imperial EarthNovel

Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1975

About cloning and space colonization, set in far future and outer planets & moons.

“The plot follows the protagonist, Duncan Makenzie, on a trip to Earth from his home on Titan, in large part as a diplomatic visit to the U.S. for its quincentennial in 2276, but also to have a clone of himself produced.”
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A Meeting with MedusaSeries

series2 books1971

About aliens and immortality, set in far future and outer planets & moons.

“Arthur C. Clarke's A Meeting with Medusa follows an astronaut, badly injured in an earlier disaster, on a solo balloon expedition into Jupiter's atmosphere, where he encounters vast floating lifeforms unlike anything previously catalogued.”
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RamaUniverse

universe7 books1973

About aliens, 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)

Spin / HypotheticalsSeries

series3 books2005

About aliens, set in other star systems.

“One night, the stars vanish behind an opaque membrane that has sealed off the Earth, and inside it time runs so much slower than the universe outside that billions of years pass beyond the barrier for every year lived on the ground.”
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Start with Spin →

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