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Way StationNovel
Clifford D. Simakstandalone novel1963
First contact, about loneliness, set in north america and countryside & village.
“The human operator of a transfer station for aliens traveling between planets, kept secret from the human race, deals with discovery by the US government and interplanetary political crisis, as well as his own emotional issues.”
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The Man Who Fell to EarthNovel
Walter Tevisstandalone novel1963
Sad in tone, about loneliness, set in our world and north america.
Cosmic Trilogy (C. S. Lewis)Series
series4 books1938
completed
About faith and religion, set in other star systems.
Start with Out of the Silent Planet →
Imperial EarthNovel
Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1975
About cloning and space colonization, set in far future and 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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The Science Fiction Hall of FameSeries
series11 books1895
Science fiction.
“The greatest science fiction stories of all time chosen by the members of the Science Fiction Writers of America.”
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Start with The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One →
A Meeting with MedusaSeries
series2 books1971
Hard science fiction, about immortality, set in far future and outer planets & moons.
“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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Start with A Meeting with Medusa →