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Starman JonesNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1953
Space opera, 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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Have Space Suit - Will TravelNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1958
Space opera, about aliens, 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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Space CadetNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1948
Military science fiction, hopeful in tone.
Time for the StarsNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1956
Hard science fiction, about psychic powers.
“Explorer spaceships need a way to communicate back to earth in a timely manner when they are light years away.”
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Tunnel in the SkyNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1955
Tense in tone, set in other star systems and far future.
“As the final test of a survivalist/explorer class, teenagers are dumped on an alien planet to use their skills while awaiting pickup.”
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The Secret of the Ninth PlanetNovel
Donald A. Wollheimstandalone novel1959
Space opera, about aliens, set in outer planets & moons.
“Wollheim takes his heroes on a grand tour of the Solar System as that team struggles to prevent an alien force from Pluto from blowing up the Sun.”
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