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The City and the StarsNovel
Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1956
About immortality, set in far future.
Way StationNovel
Clifford D. Simakstandalone novel1963
First contact, about aliens, set in north america and mid 20th century.
“The human operator of a transfer station for aliens traveling between planets, kept secret from the human race, deals with discovery by the US government and interplanetary political crisis, as well as his own emotional issues.”
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Starman JonesNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1953
Space opera, adventurous in tone, set in far future.
“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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Tau ZeroNovel
Poul Andersonstandalone novel1970
Hard science fiction and space opera, set in spaceship and far future.
“During an epic voyage to a planet 30 light years away, the engines of the starship the 'Leonora Christine' are damaged.”
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Imperial EarthNovel
Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1975
About cloning and space colonization, set in far future and outer planets & moons.
“The plot follows the protagonist, Duncan Makenzie, on a trip to Earth from his home on Titan, in large part as a diplomatic visit to the U.S. for its quincentennial in 2276, but also to have a clone of himself produced.”
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RadianceNovel
Catherynne M. Valentestandalone novel2015
Space opera and alternate history, about aliens, set in alternate earth.
“Severin Unck's father is a famous director of Gothic romances in an alternate 1986 in which talking movies are still a daring innovation due to the patent-hoarding Edison family.”
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