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Kim Stanley Robinsonstandalone novel2012

Hard science fiction, about genetic engineering and space colonization, set in space.

Samuel R. Delanystandalone novel1968

Space opera, adventurous in tone, about quests, set in space.

“The plot concerns the spaceship captain Lorq Von Ray's search for a nova, which will produce the essential power source Illyrion, and his vendetta with the Red family, who seek to kill him.”
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Forge of GodSeries

series2 books1987

completed

Dark and tense in tone, about aliens and survival.

“Earth faces destruction when an inscrutable and overwhelming alien form of life attacks.”
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StrataNovel

Terry Pratchettstandalone novel1981

Humor, funny in tone, about space exploration, set in space.

Mars (Kim Stanley Robinson)Series

series36 books1982

Hard science fiction, about space colonization, set in mars.

“Ultimately more utopian than dystopian, the story focuses on egalitarian, sociological, and scientific advances made on Mars, while Earth suffers from overpopulation and ecological disaster.”
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Building Harlequin's MoonNovel

Larry Niven & Brenda Cooperstandalone novel2005

Hard science fiction, about space colonization and class conflict, set in the moon.

“The first interstellar starship, John Glenn, fled a Solar System populated by rogue AIs and machine/human hybrids, threatened by too much nanotechnology and rife with political dangers.”
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