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Starman JonesNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1953
Space opera, set in spaceship and other star systems.
“Starman Jones, a 1953 science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein, features a farm boy who wants to go to the stars.”
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Tunnel in the SkyNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1955
About survival, 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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Starship TroopersNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1959
About war and aliens, set in other star systems.
Space WinnersNovel
Gordon R. Dicksonstandalone novel1965
Space opera, about survival and aliens, set in other star systems.
“Suddenly Jim Rawlins, Ellen Bouvier, Curt Harrington, and the squirrel-like Alien philosopher Peep were castaways, stranded on the Quarantined World of Quebahr - with no training, and little hope of rescue.”
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Citizen of the GalaxyNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1957
Space opera, about identity and slavery, set in other star systems.
“On a planet far distant from Earth, a lame beggar buys a young boy slave who has forgotten his origins.”
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Space CadetNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1948
Hopeful in tone.