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The Colors of SpaceNovel
Marion Zimmer Bradleystandalone novel1963
Space opera, adventurous in tone, about space exploration, set in space.
“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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EmbassytownNovel
China Miévillestandalone novel2011
First contact, about space colonization and political intrigue, set in space.
“In the far future, humans have colonized a distant planet, home to the enigmatic Ariekei, sentient beings famed for a language unique in the universe, one that only a few altered human ambassadors can speak.”
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The Fifth Head of CerberusSeries
series4 books1972
Science fiction, mysterious in tone, about identity, set in far future and other star systems.
“The novella was included in the anthology Nebula Award Stories Eight.”
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Doorways in the SandNovel
Roger Zelaznystandalone novel1976
Mystery & detective, funny in tone.
“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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Shakespeare's PlanetNovel
Clifford D. Simakstandalone novel1976
First contact, reflective in tone, about robots.
“Woken after a thousand-year voyage meant to find humanity a new home, Carter Horton finds his ship stranded for good, tended by the disembodied minds of three volunteers who gave up their bodies to fly it.”
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HeecheeSeries
series19 books1972
completed
Space opera, about space exploration, set in space.
“The Heechee are an advanced alien race that visited the Solar System hundreds of millennia ago and then mysteriously disappeared.”
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