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Imperial EarthNovel
Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1975
Hard science fiction, about cloning and space colonization, set in outer planets & moons.
“The plot follows the protagonist, Duncan Makenzie, on a trip to Earth from his home on Titan, in large part as a diplomatic visit to the U.S. for its quincentennial in 2276, but also to have a clone of himself produced.”
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A Different LightNovel
Elizabeth A. Lynnstandalone novel1978
Space opera, bittersweet in tone, about loneliness.
“Twenty if he stayed in space-normal, where his disease could be treated.”
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OrbitalNovel
Samantha Harveystandalone novel2023
About loneliness, set in space station and near future.
Known SpaceUniverse
universe142 books1964
About aliens, set in other star systems.
“Give a clever species a few centuries and a working fusion drive, and it will fill the sky with problems.”
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Start with Ringworld →
includes Ringworld, Fleet of Worlds, Man-Kzin Wars
RadianceNovel
Catherynne M. Valentestandalone novel2015
Space opera and alternate history, about aliens, set in alternate earth.
“Severin Unck's father is a famous director of Gothic romances in an alternate 1986 in which talking movies are still a daring innovation due to the patent-hoarding Edison family.”
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Memoirs of a SpacewomanNovel
Naomi Mitchisonstandalone novel1962
About aliens, set in other star systems.