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series2 books1901

About space exploration, set in the moon and early 20th century.

“H. G. Wells's 1901 novel The First Men in the Moon is narrated by the businessman Bedford, who joins the reclusive scientist Cavor after Cavor invents cavorite, a gravity-blocking substance that carries the two men to the Moon.”
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FoundationUniverse

universe123 books1940

About robots, set in far future.

“There is a science that reads the future of quadrillions the way an astronomer reads the orbits of stars.”
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includes The Positronic Robot Stories, Foundation, Second Foundation Trilogy, Trantorian Empire, The Collected Fiction of Isaac Asimov, Foundation (Original Stories)

The VisitorsNovel

Clifford D. Simakstandalone novel1980

Tense in tone, about survival, set in contemporary and north america.

“WorldCat: Intelligent, alien creatures arrive on Earth from outer space, threatening world stability and presaging the destruction of civilization.”
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ChockySeries

series2 books1968

Set in contemporary.

“The BBC produced a radio adaption by John Tydeman in 1967.”
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Voyagers (Ben Bova)Series

series4 books1981

completed

Set in near future.

“Even if he loses the only woman he's ever really loved.”
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Time TradersSeries

series7 books1958

Time travel, adventurous in tone, set in other star systems.

“Norton, later joined by collaborators Sherwood Smith and P. M. Griffin, expanded the sequence to seven novels published between 1958 and 2002, and revised the opening book herself in 2000.”
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