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Have Space Suit - Will TravelNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1958
Space opera, adventurous in tone, about space exploration, set in 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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The 5th WaveSeries
series4 books2013
Alien invasion and post-apocalyptic, set in north america.
“Cassie Sullivan, the survivor of an alien invasion, must rescue her young brother from the enemy with help from a boy who may be one of them.”
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Rogue MoonNovel
Algis Budrysstandalone novel1960
Hard science fiction, set in the moon.
“A project to transport humans by matter transmission becomes the means to send explorers to the Moon when the US discovers an alien artifact on the dark side, but anyone who enters dies, so a hardened adventurer is given the job.”
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TripodsSeries
series4 books1967
completed
Post-apocalyptic and alien invasion, about rebellion and revolution, set in our world.
“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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The Winds of AltairNovel
Ben Bovastandalone novel1973
First contact, about space colonization and identity.
“Even before the human scientists arrived at the sixth planet of Altair they knew they had their work cut out for them.”
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Maze RunnerSeries
series11 books2009
Dystopia and post-apocalyptic.
“A 16 year old boy awakens with amnesia in a community of other youths in the center of a maze, and realizes they must cooperate to escape.”
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