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Learning the WorldNovel
Ken MacLeodstandalone novel2005
About space exploration, set in space and spaceship.
“On the fringes, less modified humans get on with the job of settling a universe that has, so far, been empty of intelligent life.”
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Cycle of FireNovel
Hal Clementstandalone novel1957
Tense in tone, about friendship.
“After his ship crashed on the inhospitable planet Abyorman, Nils Kruger had spent weeks wandering across the face of the planet.suffering from blistering heat, the searing cold of an alien climate.”
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The Songs of Distant EarthNovel
Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1986
About immigration and exile.
“Of all of his novels, Clarke stated that this was his favourite.”
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Downward to the EarthNovel
Robert Silverbergstandalone novel1969
About redemption and colonialism.
“On his return, he feels a new sense of kinship with the natives, perhaps more than for the Terran tourists.”
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AuroraNovel
Kim Stanley Robinsonstandalone novel2015
Challenging in tone, about artificial intelligence, set in spaceship and generation ship.
The Face of the WatersNovel
Robert Silverbergstandalone novel1991
About immigration and exile and expeditions, set in at sea.
“A Robert Silverberg novel of exile and search, told through Sorve's displaced islanders.”
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