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Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1953

Set in spaceship.

“Starman Jones, a 1953 science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein, features a farm boy who wants to go to the stars.”
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Citizen of the GalaxyNovel

Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1957

About identity and slavery.

“On a planet far distant from Earth, a lame beggar buys a young boy slave who has forgotten his origins.”
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Ender's GameUniverse

universe39 books1977

Science fiction, set in far future.

“To beat your enemy you must first understand him so completely that you love him — and in the instant you love him, you destroy him.”
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Start with Ender's Game →

includes Ender Wiggin, Ender's Shadow, Fleet School, First Formic War, Second Formic War

Starship TroopersNovel

Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1959

Military science fiction, about war and aliens.

The TalentsUniverse

universe18 books1959

About psychic powers.

“Somewhere a Prime holds a Tower, gathers the gestalt of a generator's power, and flings a starship — or a single frightened child — across the light-years between worlds.”
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Start with The Rowan →

includes Tower and the Hive, Talents (Anne McCaffrey)

Tunnel in the SkyNovel

Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1955

Tense in tone, about survival.

“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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