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The Deep RangeNovel
Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1957
Set in at sea.
CradleNovel
Arthur C. Clarke & Gentry Leestandalone novel1988
First contact, about robots and aliens, set in north america.
“The premise of the novel is the contact between a few humans from the Miami area in 1994 and the super robots of a damaged space ship submerged off the Florida coast.”
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Podkayne of MarsNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1963
Space opera, about coming of age and political intrigue, set in space.
“Poddy has one goal in life, to be the first female starship captain.”
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Jim EdenSeries
series3 books1954
completed
About space colonization, set in our world.
“The hero of the stories is cadet Jim Eden of the Sub-Sea Academy.”
from the catalogue
Start with Undersea Quest →
Ready Player OneSeries
series3 books2011
Cyberpunk, about virtual reality and quests, set in virtual world.
“The 2020 sequel, Ready Player Two, picks up after Wade has gained control of the OASIS and follows him and his friends into a new quest built around a brain-computer interface the creator left behind.”
from the catalogue
Start with Ready Player One →
Islands in the SkyNovel
Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1952
About space colonization and space exploration, set in space and space station.
“Clarke wrote the story as a travelogue of human settlement of cislunar space in the last half of the twenty-first century.”
from the catalogue