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EmbassytownNovel
China Miévillestandalone novel2011
About space colonization and identity, set in other star systems and far future.
“In the far future, humans have colonized a distant planet, home to the enigmatic Ariekei, sentient beings famed for a language unique in the universe, one that only a few altered human ambassadors can speak.”
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The Colors of SpaceNovel
Marion Zimmer Bradleystandalone novel1963
Space opera, about space exploration, set in other star systems and far future.
“The Lhari seem peaceful and friendly, but they go to some lengths to protect their monopoly on faster-than-light travel.”
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HeecheeSeries
series19 books1972
completed
Space opera, about space exploration, set in far future and other star systems.
“The Heechee are an advanced alien race that visited the Solar System hundreds of millennia ago and then mysteriously disappeared.”
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Start with Gateway →
All Judgment FledNovel
James Whitestandalone novel1968
Tense in tone, about space exploration, set in near future.
“From the front flap of the Rapp first edition: It is the spring of 1978 and a gigantic alien spaceship has entered the solar system and taken up an orbit some sixty million miles from the Sun.”
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Minervan Experiment / GiantsSeries
series5 books1977
completed
Hard science fiction, about space exploration, set in far future.
“The Giants series is a quintet of science fiction novels by James P. Hogan, published between 1977 and 2005.”
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Start with Inherit the Stars →
All Flesh Is GrassNovel
Clifford D. Simakstandalone novel1965
Set in north america and mid 20th century.