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The City and the StarsNovel
Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1956
Set in other star systems.
Imperial EarthNovel
Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1975
Hard science fiction, about cloning and space colonization, set in 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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IcehengeNovel
Kim Stanley Robinsonstandalone novel1984
Hard science fiction, about rebellion and revolution, set in mars.
“The first is the diary of Emma Weil, an engineer swept into a Martian revolution in 2248, conscripted onto a rebel starship fitted for a voyage beyond the solar system, and forced to decide how far her sympathy for the uprising extends.”
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Beyond This HorizonNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1948
Dystopia, about rebellion and revolution, 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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2312Novel
Kim Stanley Robinsonstandalone novel2012
Hard science fiction, about terraforming and space colonization.
A Meeting with MedusaSeries
series2 books1971
Hard science fiction, about aliens, set in outer planets & moons and 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.”
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