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The Android's DreamSeries
series2 books2006
Space opera and humor, funny in tone, about aliens.
“John Scalzi's The Android's Dream follows ex-soldier Harry Creek as the hunt for a replacement leads him to Robin Baker, an ordinary woman carrying hidden sheep DNA that makes her the key to avoiding a war.”
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Podkayne of MarsNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1963
Space opera, about coming of age and political intrigue.
“Poddy has one goal in life, to be the first female starship captain.”
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CodgerspaceNovel
Alan Dean Fosterstandalone novel1992
Humor, funny in tone, set in galactic scale.
“The toasters were revolting... ... as were the lawn mowers, vacuum cleaners, dishwashers, and just about every other household appliance imaginable.”
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The Door Into SummerNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1957
Time travel, about revenge, set in north america.
Islands in the SkyNovel
Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1952
About space colonization and space exploration, set in space station.
“Clarke wrote the story as a travelogue of human settlement of cislunar space in the last half of the twenty-first century.”
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Have Space Suit - Will TravelNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1958
Space opera, about aliens and space exploration.
“One minute Kip Russell was walking about in his own backyard, testing out an old space suit and dreaming about going to the moon - and the next he was out cold and the captive of an insidious space pirate.”
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