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  • Cover of Imperial Earth
    Imperial EarthNovel

    Arthur C. Clarke · standalone novel · 1975

    About cloning and space colonization.

    “The plot follows the protagonist, Duncan Makenzie, on a trip to Earth from his home on Titan, in large part as a diplomatic visit to the U.S. for its quincentennial in 2276, but also to have a clone of himself produced.”

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  • Cover of Tau Zero
    Tau ZeroNovel

    Poul Anderson · standalone novel · 1970

    Space opera, about survival, set in spaceship and deep space.

    “During an epic voyage to a planet 30 light years away, the engines of the starship the 'Leonora Christine' are damaged.”

    from the catalogue

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  • Cover of The City and the Stars
    The City and the StarsNovel

    Arthur C. Clarke · standalone novel · 1956

    Set in other star systems.

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  • Cover of A Meeting with Medusa
    A Meeting with MedusaSeries

    series · 2 books · 1971

    Challenging in tone, about aliens, set in other star systems.

    “Arthur C. Clarke's A Meeting with Medusa follows an astronaut, badly injured in an earlier disaster, on a solo balloon expedition into Jupiter's atmosphere, where he encounters vast floating lifeforms unlike anything previously catalogued.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with A Meeting with Medusa →

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  • Cover of Beyond This Horizon
    Beyond This HorizonNovel

    Robert A. Heinlein · standalone novel · 1948

    Dystopia, about genetic engineering, set in our world and north america.

    “For centuries, disease, hunger, poverty, and war have been things found only in the history tapes.”

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  • Cover of Known Space
    Known SpaceUniverse

    universe · 142 books · 1964

    About aliens, set in 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 →

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