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Star Smashers of the Galaxy RangersNovel
Harry Harrisonstandalone novel1973
Space opera, set in far future and other star systems.
“The main characters are homages to Tom Swift Jr. and his buddy, Bud Barclay.”
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The Road to MarsNovel
Eric Idlestandalone novel1999
Adventurous in tone, set in mars.
Islands in the SkyNovel
Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1952
Adventurous in tone, about space colonization, 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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Have Space Suit - Will TravelNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1958
Space opera, adventurous in tone, about aliens.
“One minute Kip Russell was walking about in his own backyard, testing out an old space suit and dreaming about going to the moon - and the next he was out cold and the captive of an insidious space pirate.”
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StrataNovel
Terry Pratchettstandalone novel1981
Set in far future and other star systems.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyUniverse
universe18 books1979
Set in far future.
“The Earth is scheduled for demolition to make way for a hyperspace bypass, and honestly, nobody filed the paperwork properly.”
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includes Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Dirk Gently