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A Columbus of SpaceNovel
Garrett P. Servissstandalone novel1911
About aliens, set in venus & inner planets and early 20th century.
“The year was 1909 and Garrett Putnam Serviss was already a respected science writer for the Hearst newspaper group.”
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Starman JonesNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1953
Space opera, about coming of age, set in far future.
“Starman Jones, a 1953 science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein, features a farm boy who wants to go to the stars.”
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Known SpaceUniverse
universe142 books1964
About aliens, set in far future and other star systems.
“Give a clever species a few centuries and a working fusion drive, and it will fill the sky with problems.”
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Start with Ringworld →
includes Ringworld, Fleet of Worlds, Man-Kzin Wars
Have Space Suit - Will TravelNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1958
Space opera, about aliens, set in near future.
“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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Space CadetNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1948
Military science fiction, hopeful in tone, about coming of age.
Mission to UniverseNovel
Gordon R. Dicksonstandalone novel1965
Space opera, about aliens, set in far future and other star systems.
“Forever and a day - Brigadier General Benjamin Shore ignores a Presidential command and launches a revolutionary phase ship and its crew on an incredible journey deep into uncharted regions toward Galactic Centerpoint...”
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