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Downward to the EarthNovel
Robert Silverbergstandalone novel1969
About redemption and colonialism.
“On his return, he feels a new sense of kinship with the natives, perhaps more than for the Terran tourists.”
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Learning the WorldNovel
Ken MacLeodstandalone novel2005
Space opera, about space colonization, set in spaceship.
“On the fringes, less modified humans get on with the job of settling a universe that has, so far, been empty of intelligent life.”
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Childhood's EndNovel
Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1953
Bittersweet in tone, about technological singularity, set in our world and near future.
Cycle of FireNovel
Hal Clementstandalone novel1957
Tense in tone, about survival and friendship.
“After his ship crashed on the inhospitable planet Abyorman, Nils Kruger had spent weeks wandering across the face of the planet.suffering from blistering heat, the searing cold of an alien climate.”
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Memoirs of a SpacewomanNovel
Naomi Mitchisonstandalone novel1962
Science fiction, reflective in tone, about aliens and space exploration, set in far future and space.
Remnant PopulationNovel
Elizabeth Moonstandalone novel1996
About space colonization and survival.
“People had always told Ofelia what to do; for once she was going to do what she wanted.”
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