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Have Space Suit - Will TravelNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1958
Space opera, about aliens and space exploration.
“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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A Fall of MoondustNovel
Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1961
Hard science fiction, set in the moon.
“One of the high points of each tour is a cruise around the Sea of Thirst, a body of volcanic dust, in a specially designed vessel called the Selene On a perfectly routine voyage one day the Selene suddenly disappears.”
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Space HostagesNovel
Nicholas Fiskstandalone novel1967
Set in spaceship.
“After tricking nine children into coming aboard the space ship he hijacked, a British Lieutenant dies of radiation poisoning.”
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Tunnel in the SkyNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1955
About space exploration, set in other star systems and far future.
“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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Z for ZachariahNovel
Robert C. O'Brienstandalone novel1975
Post-apocalyptic, about loneliness, set in our world.
“Sixteen-year-old Ann Burden, on an Amish family farm in an isolated valley, believes she is the only survivor of nuclear war and nerve gas.”
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Lost RepublicNovel
Paul B. Thompsonstandalone novel2014
Set in lost world and islands.
“In 2055, eight teens board the S.S. Sir Guy Carleton, the world's last steamship on its final voyage.”
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