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Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1955

Adventurous in tone, about survival, set in other star systems.

“As the final test of a survivalist/explorer class, teenagers are dumped on an alien planet to use their skills while awaiting pickup.”
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In the Lives of PuppetsNovel

TJ Klunestandalone novel2023

About robots and artificial intelligence, set in otherworld.

“In a strange little home built into the branches of a grove of trees, live three robots--fatherly inventor android Giovanni Lawson, a pleasantly sadistic nurse machine, and a small vacuum desperate for love and attention.”
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The Wild RobotSeries

series4 books2016

About robots, set in near future and islands.

“Peter Brown's 2016 novel follows a robot washed ashore on a remote island who ends up raising an orphaned gosling, adapting to wild island life among animals unused to her presence.”
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Start with The Wild Robot →

UnstoppableSeries

series4 books2021

Space opera, adventurous in tone, about aliens.

Start with Victories Greater Than Death →

AcornaUniverse

universe16 books1997

Science fantasy, about aliens, set in other star systems and space.

“A silver-horned child drifts alone in an escape pod, and three grizzled asteroid miners haul her aboard, not yet knowing they have adopted a legend.”
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Start with Acorna: The Unicorn Girl →

includes Acorna's Children

Against a Dark BackgroundNovel

Iain M. Banksstandalone novel1993

Space opera, about heist and magical artifacts, set in other star systems.

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