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Samuel R. Delanystandalone novel1968

Space opera, about quests and revenge, set in space.

“The plot concerns the spaceship captain Lorq Von Ray's search for a nova, which will produce the essential power source Illyrion, and his vendetta with the Red family, who seek to kill him.”
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The Sands of MarsNovel

Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1951

Hard science fiction, about space exploration and space colonization.

Man PlusSeries

series2 books1976

Tense in tone, about robots and space colonization, set in near future.

“Thomas T. Thomas wrote the sequel Mars Plus, continuing the story of the Martian colony years later.”
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Kim Stanley Robinsonstandalone novel2012

Hard science fiction, about genetic engineering and space colonization, set in space.

ThistledownSeries

series5 books1978

completed

Hard science fiction, about space exploration, set in space.

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Academy / Priscilla (Hutch) HutchinsSeries

series16 books1983

About space exploration and aliens, set in space and other star systems.

“Beginning with The Engines of God, the series treats deep time and the near-total absence of intelligent alien life as its central mystery, favoring slow-burn discovery over action.”
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