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Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1957

Space opera, about coming of age, set in other star systems and far future.

“On a planet far distant from Earth, a lame beggar buys a young boy slave who has forgotten his origins.”
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Farnham's FreeholdNovel

Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1964

Post-apocalyptic and time travel, about survival, set in near future.

EarthseedSeries

series7 books1993

Dystopia, about survival, set in north america and near future.

“The two-book series was left unfinished at Butler's death; a planned third novel, Parable of the Trickster, was never completed.”
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Start with Parable of the Sower →

HainishSeries

series33 books1964

completed

Reflective in tone, set in far future and other star systems.

“The Hainish Cycle consists of a number of science fiction novels and stories by Ursula K. Le Guin.”
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Start with Rocannon's World →

The Years of Rice and SaltNovel

Kim Stanley Robinsonstandalone novel2002

Alternate history and historical fiction, about reincarnation, set in our world.

“What if the Black Death had killed nearly everyone in Europe instead of a third of it?”
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KindredNovel

Octavia E. Butlerstandalone novel1979

Time travel, about race and racism, set in north america and 19th century.

“Widely popular, it has frequently been chosen as a text by community-wide reading programs and book organizations, and for high school and college courses.”
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