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Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1955

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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Space BeagleSeries

series5 books1939

completed

Space opera, about aliens, set in spaceship and space.

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Pax / AstraSeries

series2 books1954

completed

Science fiction, adventurous and tense in tone, about survival, set in far future.

“Star Flight appears to be a later omnibus or reissue rather than a third original novel.”
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The ChrysalidsNovel

John Wyndhamstandalone novel1955

Reflective in tone, about genetic engineering and coming of age, set in secondary world.

“An early manuscript version was entitled Time for a Change.”
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WolflingNovel

Gordon R. Dicksonstandalone novel1969

Space opera, about aliens and political intrigue, set in other star systems.

“Jim was just another wolfling to Afuan - a lesser being from a backward colony world.”
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The Hunger GamesUniverse

universe5 books2008

Dystopia, dark in tone, set in north america.

“Panem, they call it now — a nation raised on the drowned bones of North America, a glittering Capitol ringed by twelve districts it once starved into obedience.”
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includes The Hunger Games, The Hunger Games prequels

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