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Tunnel in the SkyNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1955
About coming of age, set in far future.
“As the final test of a survivalist/explorer class, teenagers are dumped on an alien planet to use their skills while awaiting pickup.”
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Have Space Suit - Will TravelNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1958
Space opera, about aliens, set in space and 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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A Fall of MoondustNovel
Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1961
Hard science fiction, 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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The MartianSeries
series2 books2012
Hard science fiction, hopeful in tone, set in mars.
“Using scientific improvisation and dark humor, Watney works to keep himself alive long enough for a rescue to reach him.”
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The DigNovel
Alan Dean Fosterstandalone novel1996
Mysterious in tone, about expeditions.
“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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Project Hail MaryNovel
Andy Weirstandalone novel2021
Hard science fiction and first contact, about aliens.