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The MartianSeries
series2 books2012
Hopeful in tone, set in mars and our world.
“Using scientific improvisation and dark humor, Watney works to keep himself alive long enough for a rescue to reach him.”
from the catalogue
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Adventures of Viktor & JuliaSeries
series2 books1999
Adventurous in tone, about aliens.
“When NASA becomes bogged down in politics and bureaucracy, businessman Axelrod and a conglomerate of backers seize their chance.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Martian Race →
A Fall of MoondustNovel
Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1961
Adventurous in tone, set in the moon.
“One of the high points of each tour is a cruise around the Sea of Thirst, a body of volcanic dust, in a specially designed vessel called the Selene On a perfectly routine voyage one day the Selene suddenly disappears.”
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NASA TrilogySeries
series4 books1996
Alternate history.
Start with Voyage →
Blindsight / FirefallSeries
series3 books2006
First contact, about artificial intelligence and aliens, set in space.
Start with Blindsight →
Cities in FlightSeries
series10 books1950
completed
Space opera, about space colonization, set in space and far future.
“The stories cover roughly two thousand years, from the very near future to the end of the universe.”
from the catalogue
Start with They Shall Have Stars →