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The City and the StarsNovel
Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1956
About space exploration and immortality.
HainishSeries
series33 books1964
completed
Science fiction, reflective in tone, set in far future and other star systems.
“The Hainish Cycle consists of a number of science fiction novels and stories by Ursula K. Le Guin.”
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2312Novel
Kim Stanley Robinsonstandalone novel2012
Hard science fiction, about genetic engineering and terraforming, set in space.
Building Harlequin's MoonNovel
Larry Niven & Brenda Cooperstandalone novel2005
Hard science fiction, about terraforming and space colonization, set in the moon.
“The first interstellar starship, John Glenn, fled a Solar System populated by rogue AIs and machine/human hybrids, threatened by too much nanotechnology and rife with political dangers.”
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Shakespeare's PlanetNovel
Clifford D. Simakstandalone novel1976
First contact, mysterious in tone, about aliens.
“Woken after a thousand-year voyage meant to find humanity a new home, Carter Horton finds his ship stranded for good, tended by the disembodied minds of three volunteers who gave up their bodies to fly it.”
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Downward to the EarthNovel
Robert Silverbergstandalone novel1969
About aliens and redemption.
“On his return, he feels a new sense of kinship with the natives, perhaps more than for the Terran tourists.”
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