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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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The Martian ChroniclesSeries
series30 books1946
completed
Reflective in tone, set in near future.
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The Sirens of TitanNovel
Kurt Vonnegut & Jr.standalone novel1959
Space opera, funny in tone, set in space.
The Einstein IntersectionNovel
Samuel R. Delanystandalone novel1967
Challenging in tone, about identity.
“The title is a reference to Einstein's Theory of Relativity connecting to Kurt Gödel's Constructible universe, which is an analogy to science meeting philosophy.”
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The Midwich CuckoosNovel
John Wyndhamstandalone novel1957
About parenthood, set in british isles and mid 20th century.
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.”
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