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Marion Zimmer Bradleystandalone novel1963

Space opera, about aliens and space exploration, set in other star systems.

“The Lhari seem peaceful and friendly, but they go to some lengths to protect their monopoly on faster-than-light travel.”
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Doorways in the SandNovel

Roger Zelaznystandalone novel1976

Mystery & detective, funny in tone, about aliens, set in other star systems.

“Zelazny wrote the whole story in one draft, with no rewrites, and it subsequently became one of his five favorites among his own work.”
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The Fifth Head of CerberusSeries

series4 books1972

About identity, set in other star systems.

“The novella was included in the anthology Nebula Award Stories Eight.”
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IcehengeNovel

Kim Stanley Robinsonstandalone novel1984

Hard science fiction, about space exploration and rebellion and revolution.

“The first is the diary of Emma Weil, an engineer swept into a Martian revolution in 2248, conscripted onto a rebel starship fitted for a voyage beyond the solar system, and forced to decide how far her sympathy for the uprising extends.”
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The Werewolf PrincipleNovel

Clifford D. Simakstandalone novel1967

About amnesia and shapeshifters, set in our world.

“Tormented by eerie sensations and a loss of memory, he didn't know who he really was nor exactly where he came from.”
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The AvatarNovel

Poul Andersonstandalone novel1978

Space opera, about aliens and space exploration.

“With the aid of the political opposition, they escape and journey through the portal in search of knowledge, and perhaps even to meet those who created the portal system.”
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