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Downward to the EarthNovel
Robert Silverbergstandalone novel1969
About redemption.
“On his return, he feels a new sense of kinship with the natives, perhaps more than for the Terran tourists.”
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Shakespeare's PlanetNovel
Clifford D. Simakstandalone novel1976
Mysterious in tone, about robots.
“Woken after a thousand-year voyage meant to find humanity a new home, Carter Horton finds his ship stranded for good, tended by the disembodied minds of three volunteers who gave up their bodies to fly it.”
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HainishSeries
series33 books1964
completed
Science fiction, reflective in tone, set in far future and other star systems.
“The Hainish Cycle consists of a number of science fiction novels and stories by Ursula K. Le Guin.”
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Remnant PopulationNovel
Elizabeth Moonstandalone novel1996
About space colonization and survival.
“People had always told Ofelia what to do; for once she was going to do what she wanted.”
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This ImmortalSeries
series2 books1966
Post-apocalyptic, adventurous in tone, about immortality, set in our world.
Start with This Immortal →
Stranger in a Strange LandNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1961
About faith and religion and psychic powers, set in north america and near future.