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Have Space Suit - Will TravelNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1958
Space opera, tense in tone, about survival.
“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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Known SpaceUniverse
universe142 books1964
Set in far future and other star systems.
“Give a clever species a few centuries and a working fusion drive, and it will fill the sky with problems.”
from the catalogue
Start with Ringworld →
includes Ringworld, Fleet of Worlds, Man-Kzin Wars
CavorSeries
series2 books1901
Set in early 20th century and underground & caves.
“H. G. Wells's 1901 novel The First Men in the Moon is narrated by the businessman Bedford, who joins the reclusive scientist Cavor after Cavor invents cavorite, a gravity-blocking substance that carries the two men to the Moon.”
from the catalogue
Start with The First Men in the Moon →
Islands in the SkyNovel
Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1952
About space colonization, set in space station.
“Clarke wrote the story as a travelogue of human settlement of cislunar space in the last half of the twenty-first century.”
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The Lotus CavesNovel
John Christopherstandalone novel1969
About expeditions, set in underground & caves.
“Two boys living in a moon colony find an unrestricted buggy, allowing them to travel beyond their usual boundary.”
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The Colors of SpaceNovel
Marion Zimmer Bradleystandalone novel1963
Space opera, set in other star systems and far future.
“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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