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Project Hail MaryNovel
Andy Weirstandalone novel2021
About amnesia and survival.
Dragon's EggSeries
series3 books1980
completed
Set in other star systems and far future.
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Encounter with TiberNovel
John Barnes & Buzz Aldrinstandalone novel1996
Set in space and other star systems.
“A working title, used on some advance covers for the British edition, was The Tides of Tiber.”
from the catalogue
GaeanSeries
series3 books1979
completed
Space opera, set in space and far future.
“The Gaea Trilogy consists of three science fiction novels by John Varley.”
from the catalogue
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Outpost of JupiterNovel
Lester del Reystandalone novel1963
About space colonization.
“While he and his father are living on the distant planetoid, Ganymede, a young boy makes contact with aliens from Jupiter.”
from the catalogue
Saturn RunNovel
Ctein & John Sandfordstandalone novel2015
Tense in tone, about political intrigue, set in space and spaceship.
“A Caltech intern inadvertently notices an anomaly from a space telescope--something is approaching Saturn, and decelerating.”
from the catalogue