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Citizen of the GalaxyNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1957
About identity and slavery.
“On a planet far distant from Earth, a lame beggar buys a young boy slave who has forgotten his origins.”
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Starman JonesNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1953
About space exploration, set in spaceship.
“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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Space WinnersNovel
Gordon R. Dicksonstandalone novel1965
Tense in tone, about survival and aliens.
“Suddenly Jim Rawlins, Ellen Bouvier, Curt Harrington, and the squirrel-like Alien philosopher Peep were castaways, stranded on the Quarantined World of Quebahr - with no training, and little hope of rescue.”
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Imperial GalaxySeries
series2 books2012
About identity.
“Garth Nix's A Confusion of Princes follows Khemri through the empire's ruthless military, its secret intelligence service, and a deadly, decades-long competition to determine who might one day take the throne.”
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Starship TroopersNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1959
Military science fiction, about war and aliens.
Podkayne of MarsNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1963
Set in near future and mars.
“Poddy has one goal in life, to be the first female starship captain.”
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