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Tunnel in the SkyNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1955
Tense in tone, about space exploration and coming of age, set in other star systems.
“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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Hello AmericaNovel
J. G. Ballardstandalone novel1981
Post-apocalyptic, about ecological collapse and expeditions, set in north america.
“The plot follows an expedition to a North America rendered uninhabitable by an ecological disaster following an energy crisis.”
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The Moon Is a Harsh MistressNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1966
About rebellion and revolution and space colonization, set in the moon.
DuneUniverse
universe78 books1963
Space opera, about political intrigue, set in other star systems.
“The desert planet, where empire runs on a single substance: the spice melange, which folds space, prolongs life, and unlocks prescience, and which exists nowhere else in the known universe.”
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Start with Dune →
includes Dune, Heroes of Dune, Dune Sequels, Dune Prequels, Background of the Dune Universe
Farmer in the SkyNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1950
Hard science fiction, about space colonization and coming of age, set in outer planets & moons.
“A family emigrates to the new colony on Ganymede, but the existing colonists do not have the resources to support a flood of immigrants.”
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Mortal EnginesUniverse
universe14 books2001
Post-apocalyptic and steampunk.
“In a world where the cities were put on wheels to outrun a war that ended in a single afternoon, Municipal Darwinism is the law: big towns eat small ones, strip them for parts and take their people aboard as citizens or as scrap.”
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Start with Mortal Engines →
includes Hungry City Chronicles / Mortal Engines, Mortal Engines Prequels, Anna Fang