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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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Starship TroopersNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1959
Military science fiction, about aliens.
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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UnstoppableSeries
series4 books2021
About aliens.
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Old Man's WarSeries
series16 books2005
Military science fiction.
“Sign a document at 65, saying you intend to join up 10 years later.”
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Imperial GalaxySeries
series2 books2012
About identity and political intrigue.
“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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Start with A Confusion of Princes →