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Samuel R. Delanystandalone novel1968

Space opera, adventurous in tone, about quests, set in space.

“The plot concerns the spaceship captain Lorq Von Ray's search for a nova, which will produce the essential power source Illyrion, and his vendetta with the Red family, who seek to kill him.”
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The Einstein IntersectionNovel

Samuel R. Delanystandalone novel1967

Challenging and eerie 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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Kesh / Always Coming HomeSeries

series10 books1984

Literary & general, reflective in tone, set in secondary world.

Start with Dira →

Cloud AtlasNovel

David Mitchellstandalone novel2004

Literary & general and historical fiction, challenging in tone.

SongmasterSeries

series3 books1978

Science fiction, about music, set in far future.

“Ansset is a boy with a singing voice so perfect it can reach straight into people's emotions, raised from infancy at the Songhouse to become a 'Songbird' -- a living gift bestowed on the powerful until he comes of age.”
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Start with Mikal's Songbird →

Childhood's EndNovel

Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1953

First contact, about aliens, set in our world and near future.

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