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The Martian ChroniclesSeries
series30 books1946
completed
Science fiction, reflective in tone, about space colonization, set in mars and near future.
Start with The Million Year Picnic →
Stranger in a Strange LandNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1961
First contact, about faith and religion and psychic powers, set in north america.
Childhood's EndNovel
Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1953
First contact, bittersweet in tone, about technological singularity, set in our world.
Mars (Kim Stanley Robinson)Series
series36 books1982
Hard science fiction, about terraforming, set in far future.
“Ultimately more utopian than dystopian, the story focuses on egalitarian, sociological, and scientific advances made on Mars, while Earth suffers from overpopulation and ecological disaster.”
from the catalogue
Start with Red Mars →
The Winds of AltairNovel
Ben Bovastandalone novel1973
First contact, tense in tone, about identity, set in other star systems.
“Even before the human scientists arrived at the sixth planet of Altair they knew they had their work cut out for them.”
from the catalogue
Red PlanetNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1949
Adventurous in tone, about coming of age, set in far future.
“A boy colonist on Mars takes his bouncing ball Martian pet with him to boarding school, but the new Headmaster is a controlling tyrant.”
from the catalogue