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Mission to UniverseNovel
Gordon R. Dicksonstandalone novel1965
Tense in tone, about aliens, set in other star systems.
“Forever and a day - Brigadier General Benjamin Shore ignores a Presidential command and launches a revolutionary phase ship and its crew on an incredible journey deep into uncharted regions toward Galactic Centerpoint...”
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The Final ArchitectureSeries
series6 books2021
Tense in tone, about aliens, set in other star systems.
“Eighty years ago, Earth was destroyed by an alien 'Architect'.”
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Starman JonesNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1953
About coming of age, set in spaceship and other star systems.
“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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Starship TroopersNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1959
Military science fiction, about coming of age, set in other star systems.
Fifth ImperiumSeries
series3 books1991
Tense in tone, about artificial intelligence and aliens.
“The three novels were later collected as the omnibus Empire from the Ashes.”
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NovaNovel
Samuel R. Delanystandalone novel1968
About quests and revenge, set in other star systems.
“The plot concerns the spaceship captain Lorq Von Ray's search for a nova, which will produce the essential power source Illyrion, and his vendetta with the Red family, who seek to kill him.”
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