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Have Space Suit - Will TravelNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1958
Space opera, about aliens and survival.
“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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Islands in the SkyNovel
Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1952
About space colonization, 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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Project Hail MaryNovel
Andy Weirstandalone novel2021
Hard science fiction and first contact, about aliens.
The Rolling StonesNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1952
Lighthearted in tone, set in the moon.
“The Stone family, lunar-born, technically minded, and perpetually restless, buy a secondhand spaceship and set off from the Moon on a family tour of the solar system.”
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Rocket Ship GalileoNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1947
About coming of age, set in the moon.
“Three teenage boys do backyard experiments on powerful model rockets.”
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PrivateersNovel
Ben Bovastandalone novel1985
Space opera, about revenge.