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Starman JonesNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1953
Science fiction and space opera, set in far future and other star systems.
“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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Space CadetNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1948
Science fiction and military science fiction.
Matt CruseSeries
series3 books2004
Set in our world.
“Airborn opens Kenneth Oppel's trilogy with Matt Cruse, a cabin boy aboard a transoceanic passenger airship, who joins a search for a legendary flying creature whose existence no one can prove.”
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Rocket Ship GalileoNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1947
Science fiction, set in the moon and near future.
“Three teenage boys do backyard experiments on powerful model rockets.”
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Have Space Suit - Will TravelNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1958
Science fiction and space opera, about aliens, set in near future.
“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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Time for the StarsNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1956
Science fiction and hard science fiction, about psychic powers.
“Explorer spaceships need a way to communicate back to earth in a timely manner when they are light years away.”
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