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JumperSeries
series6 books1992
Set in contemporary.
“Steven Gould's series continues across Reflex, Impulse, and Exo, later following his and his wife's daughter as a second-generation jumper.”
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Three to ConquerNovel
Eric Frank Russellstandalone novel1956
About aliens, set in north america.
The Obernewtyn ChroniclesSeries
series9 books1987
Post-apocalyptic and fantasy, set in far future and secondary world.
“Carmody began writing it at the age of fourteen, and reworked the novel through high school and university.”
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Dolphin IslandNovel
Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1963
Hopeful in tone, about coming of age, set in oceania.
“A teen stows away on a giant freight hovership that makes an emergency landing near his house.”
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The Puppet MastersNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1951
Alien invasion, about aliens, set in north america.
“Parasitical aliens attach themselves to human hosts and take over their bodies.”
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NeedleSeries
series2 books1950
completed
Hard science fiction, about aliens.
“Together the mismatched pair must learn to communicate and cooperate, first to survive and later to track down the second alien, which has hidden inside another human in the same Pacific island community.”
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