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John Wyndhamstandalone novel1955

Reflective in tone, about genetic engineering and coming of age, set in secondary world.

“An early manuscript version was entitled Time for a Change.”
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universe5 books2008

Dystopia, dark in tone, set in north america.

“Panem, they call it now — a nation raised on the drowned bones of North America, a glittering Capitol ringed by twelve districts it once starved into obedience.”
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includes The Hunger Games, The Hunger Games prequels

Tunnel in the SkyNovel

Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1955

Adventurous in tone, about space exploration, 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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The Dosadi ExperimentNovel

Frank Herbertstandalone novel1977

Space opera, about political intrigue and aliens, set in other star systems.

“Dosadi is rumored to be an experimental planet, and the experimenters are the froglike Gowachin, whose culture is founded upon a strange legal system in which McKie is the only human ever trained.”
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PandoraSeries

series4 books1966

Set in other star systems.

“The Pandora Sequence opens with Frank Herbert's solo novel Destination: Void, in which a starship crew must jury-rig a working artificial consciousness after their vessel's control systems fail.”
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Pushing IceNovel

Alastair Reynoldsstandalone novel2005

Hard science fiction and first contact, about space exploration and aliens.

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