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Adventures of Viktor & JuliaSeries
series2 books1999
About survival.
“When NASA becomes bogged down in politics and bureaucracy, businessman Axelrod and a conglomerate of backers seize their chance.”
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Have Space Suit - Will TravelNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1958
Space opera, about survival, set in the moon.
“One minute Kip Russell was walking about in his own backyard, testing out an old space suit and dreaming about going to the moon - and the next he was out cold and the captive of an insidious space pirate.”
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Heart of the CometNovel
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About survival.
Saturn RunNovel
Ctein & John Sandfordstandalone novel2015
First contact, about political intrigue, set in spaceship.
“A Caltech intern inadvertently notices an anomaly from a space telescope--something is approaching Saturn, and decelerating.”
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Project Hail MaryNovel
Andy Weirstandalone novel2021
First contact, about amnesia and survival.
A Fall of MoondustNovel
Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1961
About survival, set in the moon.
“One of the high points of each tour is a cruise around the Sea of Thirst, a body of volcanic dust, in a specially designed vessel called the Selene On a perfectly routine voyage one day the Selene suddenly disappears.”
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