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Tunnel in the SkyNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1955
About space exploration.
“As the final test of a survivalist/explorer class, teenagers are dumped on an alien planet to use their skills while awaiting pickup.”
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Starman JonesNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1953
About space exploration.
“Starman Jones, a 1953 science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein, features a farm boy who wants to go to the stars.”
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Space WinnersNovel
Gordon R. Dicksonstandalone novel1965
About aliens and space exploration.
“Suddenly Jim Rawlins, Ellen Bouvier, Curt Harrington, and the squirrel-like Alien philosopher Peep were castaways, stranded on the Quarantined World of Quebahr - with no training, and little hope of rescue.”
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Starship TroopersNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1959
About war and aliens.
Have Space Suit - Will TravelNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1958
About aliens and space exploration, set in near future and 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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Citizen of the GalaxyNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1957
About identity and slavery.
“On a planet far distant from Earth, a lame beggar buys a young boy slave who has forgotten his origins.”
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