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Have Space Suit - Will TravelNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1958
Space opera, about aliens, set in 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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Project Hail MaryNovel
Andy Weirstandalone novel2021
Hard science fiction and first contact, about aliens.
The DigNovel
Alan Dean Fosterstandalone novel1996
Mysterious in tone, about expeditions, set in other star systems.
“When Low, prize-winning journalist Maggie Robbins, and scientific genius Ludger Brink investigate the asteroid's surface, they are hurtled into a time and place of revelation, mystery, and danger: the planet Cocytus.”
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Heart of the CometNovel
David Brin & Gregory Benfordstandalone novel1986
Hard science fiction.
Voyage of the DogsNovel
Greg van Eekhoutstandalone novel2018
Hopeful in tone, about friendship.
“Lopside the rescue mutt and his canine crew are working alongside their humans onboard the spaceship Laika.”
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A Fall of MoondustNovel
Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1961
Hard science fiction, tense in tone, set in the moon.
“One of the high points of each tour is a cruise around the Sea of Thirst, a body of volcanic dust, in a specially designed vessel called the Selene On a perfectly routine voyage one day the Selene suddenly disappears.”
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