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Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1958

Space opera, adventurous in tone, about aliens.

“One minute Kip Russell was walking about in his own backyard, testing out an old space suit and dreaming about going to the moon - and the next he was out cold and the captive of an insidious space pirate.”
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Aftermath (Charles Sheffield)Series

series2 books1998

completed

Dark in tone, set in our world.

“Charles Sheffield's Aftermath duology opens with a near-future Earth devastated by a nearby supernova's radiation, which knocks out electronics and forces survivors to rebuild without most modern technology.”
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Heart of the CometNovel

David Brin & Gregory Benfordstandalone novel1986

Hard science fiction, adventurous in tone.

The MartianSeries

series2 books2012

Hard science fiction, hopeful in tone, set in mars.

“Using scientific improvisation and dark humor, Watney works to keep himself alive long enough for a rescue to reach him.”
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SevenevesNovel

Neal Stephensonstandalone novel2015

Hard science fiction, about space colonization and genetic engineering.

The Hammer of GodNovel

Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1993

Hard science fiction, set in asteroid belt.

“Set in the year 2109, it deals with the discovery of an asteroid to be on course to collide with Earth and depicts the mission for deflecting the asteroid by using fusion thermal rockets.”
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