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Mortal EnginesUniverse
universe14 books2001
Steampunk.
“In a world where the cities were put on wheels to outrun a war that ended in a single afternoon, Municipal Darwinism is the law: big towns eat small ones, strip them for parts and take their people aboard as citizens or as scrap.”
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Start with Mortal Engines →
includes Hungry City Chronicles / Mortal Engines, Mortal Engines Prequels, Anna Fang
Hello AmericaNovel
J. G. Ballardstandalone novel1981
About expeditions, set in north america and desert.
“The plot follows an expedition to a North America rendered uninhabitable by an ecological disaster following an energy crisis.”
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Tunnel in the SkyNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1955
About space exploration and coming of age, set in other star systems.
“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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Pax / AstraSeries
series2 books1954
completed
Science fiction, adventurous and tense in tone, about survival, set in far future.
“Star Flight appears to be a later omnibus or reissue rather than a third original novel.”
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Start with The Stars Are Ours! →
The Transall SagaNovel
Gary Paulsenstandalone novel1998
About transported to another world, set in secondary world.
The Book of PtathNovel
A. E. van Vogtstandalone novel1947
Science fantasy, about gods, set in our world.
“Ptath, a very powerful god, is throwing by his deadly rival, the goddess Ineznia, on Earth, around 200,000,000 AD, in the form of a mortal, where he has to face numerous dangers to survive.”
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