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Minervan Experiment / GiantsSeries
series5 books1977
completed
Set in far future.
“The Giants series is a quintet of science fiction novels by James P. Hogan, published between 1977 and 2005.”
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Encounter with TiberNovel
John Barnes & Buzz Aldrinstandalone novel1996
Science fiction and hard science fiction, about aliens and space exploration, set in near future and space.
“A working title, used on some advance covers for the British edition, was The Tides of Tiber.”
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Dragon's EggSeries
series3 books1980
completed
Set in far future.
Start with Dragon's Egg →
StarplexNovel
Robert J. Sawyerstandalone novel1996
Space opera, tense in tone, about war, set in spaceship.
“For nearly twenty years Earth's space exploration had exploded outward, thanks to a series of mysterious, artificial wormholes.”
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Steal Across the SkyNovel
Nancy Kressstandalone novel2009
Reflective in tone, set in the moon.
“The aliens appeared one day, built a base on the moon, and put an ad on the internet.”
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HeecheeSeries
series19 books1972
completed
Space opera, set in far future.
“The Heechee are an advanced alien race that visited the Solar System hundreds of millennia ago and then mysteriously disappeared.”
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Start with Gateway →