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CavorSeries
series2 books1901
About space exploration, set in underground & caves.
“H. G. Wells's 1901 novel The First Men in the Moon is narrated by the businessman Bedford, who joins the reclusive scientist Cavor after Cavor invents cavorite, a gravity-blocking substance that carries the two men to the Moon.”
from the catalogue
Start with The First Men in the Moon →
H. G. Wells' War of the WorldsUniverse
universe65 books1898
Alien invasion.
“No one would have believed, in the closing years of the nineteenth century, that human affairs were being watched keenly and closely from the timeless worlds of space.”
from the catalogue
Start with The War of the Worlds →
includes The War of the Worlds
Cosmic Trilogy (C. S. Lewis)Series
series4 books1938
completed
About faith and religion, set in other star systems.
Start with Out of the Silent Planet →
The Science Fiction Hall of FameSeries
series11 books1895
“The greatest science fiction stories of all time chosen by the members of the Science Fiction Writers of America.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One →
A Columbus of SpaceNovel
Garrett P. Servissstandalone novel1911
Adventure, about space exploration, set in venus & inner planets and space.
“The year was 1909 and Garrett Putnam Serviss was already a respected science writer for the Hearst newspaper group.”
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BarsoomSeries
series53 books1917
Science fantasy, set in mars.
“Barsoom is a fictional representation of the planet Mars created by American pulp fiction author Edgar Rice Burroughs.”
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Start with A Princess of Mars →