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Mars (Kim Stanley Robinson)Series
series36 books1982
Science fiction and hard science fiction, about terraforming and space colonization, set in mars and far future.
“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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The MartianSeries
series2 books2012
About survival and space exploration, set in near future.
“Using scientific improvisation and dark humor, Watney works to keep himself alive long enough for a rescue to reach him.”
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IcehengeNovel
Kim Stanley Robinsonstandalone novel1984
Mysterious and reflective in tone, about space exploration, set in outer planets & moons.
“The first is the diary of Emma Weil, an engineer swept into a Martian revolution in 2248, conscripted onto a rebel starship fitted for a voyage beyond the solar system, and forced to decide how far her sympathy for the uprising extends.”
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AuroraNovel
Kim Stanley Robinsonstandalone novel2015
About artificial intelligence and survival, set in spaceship and generation ship.
The Fountains of ParadiseNovel
Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1979
About space exploration, set in space and space station.
“Set in the 22nd century, it describes the construction of a space elevator.”
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Red PlanetNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1949
Adventurous in tone, about aliens and coming of age.
“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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