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Podkayne of MarsNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1963
Space opera, adventurous in tone, about political intrigue, set in mars.
“Poddy has one goal in life, to be the first female starship captain.”
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Islands in the SkyNovel
Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1952
Adventurous in tone, 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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Farmer in the SkyNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1950
Hard science fiction, adventurous in tone, about survival, set in outer planets & moons.
“A family emigrates to the new colony on Ganymede, but the existing colonists do not have the resources to support a flood of immigrants.”
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The Rolling StonesNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1952
Adventurous in tone, about space exploration, set in the moon.
“The Stone family, lunar-born, technically minded, and perpetually restless, buy a secondhand spaceship and set off from the Moon on a family tour of the solar system.”
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Rocket Ship GalileoNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1947
Adventurous in tone, about space exploration, set in the moon.
“Three teenage boys do backyard experiments on powerful model rockets.”
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Between PlanetsNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1951
Space opera, adventurous in tone, 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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