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The MartianSeries
series2 books2012
Hopeful in tone, about survival, set in mars.
“Using scientific improvisation and dark humor, Watney works to keep himself alive long enough for a rescue to reach him.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Martian →
NASA TrilogySeries
series4 books1996
Alternate history.
Start with Voyage →
A Fall of MoondustNovel
Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1961
Adventurous in tone, 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.”
from the catalogue
RamaUniverse
universe7 books1973
About aliens, set in spaceship.
“Something is falling through the solar system on a hyperbolic orbit, and it is not a comet.”
from the catalogue
Start with Rendezvous with Rama →
includes Rama (2)
Ender's GameUniverse
universe39 books1977
Set in far future.
“To beat your enemy you must first understand him so completely that you love him — and in the instant you love him, you destroy him.”
from the catalogue
Start with Ender's Game →
includes Ender's Shadow, First Formic War, Ender Wiggin, Second Formic War, Fleet School
ThistledownSeries
series5 books1978
completed
Set in far future.
Start with The Wind from a Burning Woman →