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  • Cover of Star Smashers of the Galaxy Rangers
    Star Smashers of the Galaxy RangersNovel

    Harry Harrison · standalone novel · 1973

    Space opera, whimsical in tone, set in far future and other star systems.

    “The main characters are homages to Tom Swift Jr. and his buddy, Bud Barclay.”

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  • Cover of Known Space
    Known SpaceUniverse

    universe · 142 books · 1964

    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.”

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  • Cover of Time for the Stars
    Time for the StarsNovel

    Robert A. Heinlein · standalone novel · 1956

    Hard science fiction, about psychic powers and coming of age.

    “Explorer spaceships need a way to communicate back to earth in a timely manner when they are light years away.”

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  • Cover of Have Space Suit - Will Travel
    Have Space Suit - Will TravelNovel

    Robert A. Heinlein · standalone novel · 1958

    Space opera, about survival, set in near future and the moon.

    “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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  • Cover of Starman Jones
    Starman JonesNovel

    Robert A. Heinlein · standalone novel · 1953

    Space opera, about coming of age, set in far future and spaceship.

    “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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  • Cover of The Colors of Space
    The Colors of SpaceNovel

    Marion Zimmer Bradley · standalone novel · 1963

    Space opera, mysterious in tone, 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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