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Islands in the SkyNovel
Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1952
About 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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Red PlanetNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1949
About 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.”
from the catalogue
The Martian ChroniclesSeries
series30 books1946
completed
Reflective in tone.
Start with The Million Year Picnic →
Between PlanetsNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1951
Space opera, about coming of age, set in venus & inner planets.
“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 Android's DreamSeries
series2 books2006
Space opera and humor, about artificial intelligence and genetic engineering.
“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.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Android's Dream →
The Crimson DeathbringerSeries
series1 book2019
Space opera and military science fiction, about war, set in other star systems.
“Soon after, their lives are set on a crash course with a galactic war that threatens the very existence of the human race.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Crimson Deathbringer →