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Starman JonesNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1953
Space opera, about coming of age, set in far future.
“Starman Jones, a 1953 science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein, features a farm boy who wants to go to the stars.”
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CavorSeries
series2 books1901
About aliens, set in early 20th century and underground & caves.
“H. G. Wells's 1901 novel The First Men in the Moon is narrated by the businessman Bedford, who joins the reclusive scientist Cavor after Cavor invents cavorite, a gravity-blocking substance that carries the two men to the Moon.”
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Start with The First Men in the Moon →
The Rolling StonesNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1952
Lighthearted in tone, set in near future.
“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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Baltimore Gun ClubSeries
series11 books1865
Science fiction, adventurous in tone, about space exploration, set in 19th century and the moon.
“Five years later, Verne wrote a sequel called Around the Moon.”
from the catalogue
Start with From the Earth to the Moon →
Known SpaceUniverse
universe142 books1964
About aliens, set in far future and other star systems.
“Give a clever species a few centuries and a working fusion drive, and it will fill the sky with problems.”
from the catalogue
Start with Ringworld →
includes Ringworld, Fleet of Worlds, Man-Kzin Wars
Rocket Ship GalileoNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1947
Hopeful in tone, about coming of age, set in near future.
“Three teenage boys do backyard experiments on powerful model rockets.”
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