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The Stars My DestinationNovel
Alfred Besterstandalone novel1956
Adventurous in tone, about revenge and identity, set in space.
The Dosadi ExperimentNovel
Frank Herbertstandalone novel1977
Tense in tone, about political intrigue and aliens.
“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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Tau ZeroNovel
Poul Andersonstandalone novel1970
Hard science fiction, about space exploration, set in spaceship and deep space.
“During an epic voyage to a planet 30 light years away, the engines of the starship the 'Leonora Christine' are damaged.”
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The OutposterNovel
Gordon R. Dicksonstandalone novel1972
Tense in tone, about space colonization and class conflict, set in space.
“If your number came up, you joined the rest of the losers marked for exile from overcrowded Earth.”
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Empire of ManSeries
series4 books2001
Military science fiction, adventurous and tense in tone, about war.
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Pushing IceNovel
Alastair Reynoldsstandalone novel2005
Hard science fiction and first contact, about space exploration and aliens.