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ArmorNovel
John Steakleystandalone novel1984
Military science fiction, tense in tone, about madness and war.
ThornsNovel
Robert Silverbergstandalone novel1967
Space opera, about love triangle and loneliness, set in space.
“Whose butchered body had been put together by aliens, with artificial and alien replacements.”
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The Dosadi ExperimentNovel
Frank Herbertstandalone novel1977
Space opera, tense in tone, about political intrigue and survival.
“Dosadi is rumored to be an experimental planet, and the experimenters are the froglike Gowachin, whose culture is founded upon a strange legal system in which McKie is the only human ever trained.”
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Ender's GameUniverse
universe39 books1977
Science fiction, set in far future.
“To beat your enemy you must first understand him so completely that you love him — and in the instant you love him, you destroy him.”
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includes Ender Wiggin, First Formic War, Second Formic War, Ender's Shadow, Fleet School
Involution OceanNovel
Bruce Sterlingstandalone novel1977
Science fiction, dark in tone, about aliens, set in other star systems and far future.
The City in the Middle of the NightNovel
Charlie Jane Andersstandalone novel2019
Dystopia, about ecological collapse and survival, set in big city.
“The main story focuses on two characters whose actions take them outside of the cities.”
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