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Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1958

Space opera, about space exploration, set in near future and space.

“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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FootfallNovel

Larry Niven & Jerry Pournellestandalone novel1985

Alien invasion and first contact, tense in tone, about war.

“When aliens travel to Earth from Alpha Centauri, differences between alien and human psychology result in an unprovoked invasion, and the resulting resistance results in the aliens' use of a devastating weapon.”
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TripodsSeries

series4 books1967

completed

Post-apocalyptic, tense in tone, about rebellion and revolution, set in near future.

“The first two books were the basis of a science fiction TV series, produced in the United Kingdom in the 1980s.”
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Start with When the Tripods Came →

The Star BeastNovel

Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1954

First contact, set in near future and north america.

“A talking alien pet has grown to the size of a small dinosaur.”
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Daniel XSeries

series6 books2008

Science fiction, adventurous in tone, about aliens, set in contemporary and our world.

“The Dangerous Days of Daniel X opens James Patterson's science-fiction series, co-written with Michael Ledwidge, marking Patterson's return to genre science fiction in a similar vein to his Maximum Ride series.”
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Start with The Dangerous Days of Daniel X →

Farmer in the SkyNovel

Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1950

Hard science fiction, hopeful in tone, about space colonization, set in outer planets & moons.

“A family emigrates to the new colony on Ganymede, but the existing colonists do not have the resources to support a flood of immigrants.”
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