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James Whitestandalone novel1968

Tense in tone, about space exploration.

“From the front flap of the Rapp first edition: It is the spring of 1978 and a gigantic alien spaceship has entered the solar system and taken up an orbit some sixty million miles from the Sun.”
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StarplexNovel

Robert J. Sawyerstandalone novel1996

Space opera, about space exploration and war, set in spaceship.

“For nearly twenty years Earth's space exploration had exploded outward, thanks to a series of mysterious, artificial wormholes.”
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Steal Across the SkyNovel

Nancy Kressstandalone novel2009

Reflective in tone, about space exploration, set in the moon and other star systems.

“The aliens appeared one day, built a base on the moon, and put an ad on the internet.”
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The Colors of SpaceNovel

Marion Zimmer Bradleystandalone novel1963

Space opera, about space exploration, set in other star systems and far future.

“The Lhari seem peaceful and friendly, but they go to some lengths to protect their monopoly on faster-than-light travel.”
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EmbassytownNovel

China Miévillestandalone novel2011

About space colonization and identity, set in other star systems and far future.

“In the far future, humans have colonized a distant planet, home to the enigmatic Ariekei, sentient beings famed for a language unique in the universe, one that only a few altered human ambassadors can speak.”
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HeecheeSeries

series19 books1972

completed

Space opera, about space exploration, set in far future and other star systems.

“The Heechee are an advanced alien race that visited the Solar System hundreds of millennia ago and then mysteriously disappeared.”
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