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Red PlanetNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1949
About aliens and 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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BarsoomSeries
series53 books1917
Science fantasy.
“Barsoom is a fictional representation of the planet Mars created by American pulp fiction author Edgar Rice Burroughs.”
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Start with A Princess of Mars →
Between PlanetsNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1951
Space opera, about coming of age, set in space.
“A teenager is pulled from his earthside boarding school when tensions rise between Earth and the Venus and Mars colonies.”
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The Sands of MarsNovel
Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1951
Hard science fiction, about space exploration and terraforming.
Tolkien's legendariumUniverse
universe163 books1923
Set in secondary world.
“Before the seas were bent and the mountains raised, there was Music — and from that Music came Arda, and in the west of Middle-earth the long defeat and stubborn hope of those who dwell there.”
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Start with The Fellowship of the Ring →
includes The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, The History of Middle Earth, The Fall of Gondolin, The History of the Lord of the Rings
Podkayne of MarsNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1963
Space opera, about coming of age, set in near future.
“Poddy has one goal in life, to be the first female starship captain.”
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