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Starman JonesNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1953
Space opera, about space exploration and coming of age, set in space.
“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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Tolkien's legendariumUniverse
universe163 books1923
Fantasy.
“Before the seas were bent and the mountains raised, there was Music — and from that Music came Arda, and in the west of Middle-earth the long defeat and stubborn hope of those who dwell there.”
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Start with The Fellowship of the Ring →
includes The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, The History of Middle Earth, The Fall of Gondolin, The History of the Lord of the Rings
RailseaNovel
China Miévillestandalone novel2012
Fantasy and weird fiction, about quests and coming of age.
Tunnel in the SkyNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1955
About survival and space exploration, set in other star systems.
“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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The Transall SagaNovel
Gary Paulsenstandalone novel1998
Post-apocalyptic, about survival and transported to another world.
Red PlanetNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1949
About space colonization and aliens, set in mars.
“A boy colonist on Mars takes his bouncing ball Martian pet with him to boarding school, but the new Headmaster is a controlling tyrant.”
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