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ThistledownSeries
series5 books1978
completed
About space exploration.
Start with The Wind from a Burning Woman →
EmbassytownNovel
China Miévillestandalone novel2011
Mysterious in tone, about space colonization and identity.
“In the far future, humans have colonized a distant planet, home to the enigmatic Ariekei, sentient beings famed for a language unique in the universe, one that only a few altered human ambassadors can speak.”
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Blindsight / FirefallSeries
series3 books2006
Tense and dark in tone, about artificial intelligence.
Start with Blindsight →
IncandescenceNovel
Greg Eganstandalone novel2008
Mysterious in tone, about space exploration.
A Meeting with MedusaSeries
series2 books1971
Reflective in tone, about space exploration and immortality, set in outer planets & moons.
“Arthur C. Clarke's A Meeting with Medusa follows an astronaut, badly injured in an earlier disaster, on a solo balloon expedition into Jupiter's atmosphere, where he encounters vast floating lifeforms unlike anything previously catalogued.”
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Start with A Meeting with Medusa →
The Crucible of TimeNovel
John Brunnerstandalone novel1983
Science fiction, challenging in tone, about aliens, set in far future and other star systems.