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The Martian ChroniclesSeries
series30 books1946
completed
Set in near future.
Start with The Million Year Picnic →
Red PlanetNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1949
Adventurous in tone, about coming of age.
“A boy colonist on Mars takes his bouncing ball Martian pet with him to boarding school, but the new Headmaster is a controlling tyrant.”
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Mars (Kim Stanley Robinson)Series
series36 books1982
Hard science fiction, about terraforming.
“Ultimately more utopian than dystopian, the story focuses on egalitarian, sociological, and scientific advances made on Mars, while Earth suffers from overpopulation and ecological disaster.”
from the catalogue
Start with Red Mars →
Remnant PopulationNovel
Elizabeth Moonstandalone novel1996
First contact, about survival and loneliness, set in other star systems.
“People had always told Ofelia what to do; for once she was going to do what she wanted.”
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2312Novel
Kim Stanley Robinsonstandalone novel2012
Hard science fiction, about genetic engineering and terraforming, set in space.
Imperial EarthNovel
Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1975
About cloning and space exploration, set in space and outer planets & moons.
“The plot follows the protagonist, Duncan Makenzie, on a trip to Earth from his home on Titan, in large part as a diplomatic visit to the U.S. for its quincentennial in 2276, but also to have a clone of himself produced.”
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