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series2 books1971

About aliens and immortality, set in space and outer planets & moons.

“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.”
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Forge of GodSeries

series2 books1987

completed

Dark and tense in tone, about aliens and survival.

“Earth faces destruction when an inscrutable and overwhelming alien form of life attacks.”
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MesklinSeries

series6 books1954

completed

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

“The idea came from an object that was at the time believed to exist in the 61 Cygni system, and which might represent an extrasolar planet.”
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The City and the StarsNovel

Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1956

Reflective in tone, about immortality, set in other star systems.

Ocean / Galactic CenterSeries

series12 books1972

About aliens.

“For some time now, Earth has been heavily influenced by the aliens, who have conquered the oceans, sinking a lot of the ships, making that kind of transportation of goods impossible.”
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Imperial EarthNovel

Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1975

About cloning and space colonization, set in space and outer planets & moons.

“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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