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The Web Between the WorldsNovel
Charles Sheffieldstandalone novel1979
Science fiction and hard science fiction, about space exploration and space colonization, set in near future and space.
Islands in the SkyNovel
Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1952
Adventurous in tone, set in space station.
“Clarke wrote the story as a travelogue of human settlement of cislunar space in the last half of the twenty-first century.”
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The Hammer of GodNovel
Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1993
Tense in tone, about survival, set in asteroid belt.
“Set in the year 2109, it deals with the discovery of an asteroid to be on course to collide with Earth and depicts the mission for deflecting the asteroid by using fusion thermal rockets.”
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The Fountains of ParadiseNovel
Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1979
Set in far future and space station.
“Set in the 22nd century, it describes the construction of a space elevator.”
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Rocket Ship GalileoNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1947
Adventurous in tone, about coming of age.
“Three teenage boys do backyard experiments on powerful model rockets.”
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The MartianSeries
series2 books2012
Tense in tone, about survival, set in mars.
“Using scientific improvisation and dark humor, Watney works to keep himself alive long enough for a rescue to reach him.”
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