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Clifford D. Simakstandalone novel1976

First contact, reflective in tone, set in other star systems.

“Woken after a thousand-year voyage meant to find humanity a new home, Carter Horton finds his ship stranded for good, tended by the disembodied minds of three volunteers who gave up their bodies to fly it.”
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Destiny DollNovel

Clifford D. Simakstandalone novel1971

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

“A group of space travelers is trapped on a planet that lured them to land.”
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The Colors of SpaceNovel

Marion Zimmer Bradleystandalone novel1963

Space opera, about space exploration, set in other star systems and space.

“The Lhari seem peaceful and friendly, but they go to some lengths to protect their monopoly on faster-than-light travel.”
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Doorways in the SandNovel

Roger Zelaznystandalone novel1976

Mystery & detective, funny in tone, set in other star systems.

“Zelazny wrote the whole story in one draft, with no rewrites, and it subsequently became one of his five favorites among his own work.”
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HeecheeSeries

series19 books1972

completed

Space opera, about space exploration, set in space and other star systems.

“The Heechee are an advanced alien race that visited the Solar System hundreds of millennia ago and then mysteriously disappeared.”
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The AvatarNovel

Poul Andersonstandalone novel1978

Space opera, about space exploration and political intrigue, set in space.

“With the aid of the political opposition, they escape and journey through the portal in search of knowledge, and perhaps even to meet those who created the portal system.”
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