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series2 books1983

completed

Adventurous in tone, about robots.

“Code of the Lifemaker follows first contact between human explorers and the Taloids, self-replicating robotic beings who have built their own civilization on Saturn's moon Titan after their original programming drifted over generations.”
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GaeanSeries

series3 books1979

completed

Space opera, adventurous in tone, set in space and far future.

“The Gaea Trilogy consists of three science fiction novels by John Varley.”
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A Meeting with MedusaSeries

series2 books1971

Hard science fiction, about space exploration, set in space and far future.

“Arthur C. Clarke's A Meeting with Medusa follows an astronaut, badly injured in an earlier disaster, on a solo balloon expedition into Jupiter's atmosphere, where he encounters vast floating lifeforms unlike anything previously catalogued.”
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The Lathe of HeavenNovel

Ursula K. Le Guinstandalone novel1971

About psychic powers, set in our world and near future.

The Puppet MastersNovel

Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1951

Alien invasion, tense in tone, about survival, set in mid 20th century.

“Parasitical aliens attach themselves to human hosts and take over their bodies.”
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Way StationNovel

Clifford D. Simakstandalone novel1963

About space exploration and loneliness, set in north america and mid 20th century.

“The human operator of a transfer station for aliens traveling between planets, kept secret from the human race, deals with discovery by the US government and interplanetary political crisis, as well as his own emotional issues.”
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