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The MartianSeries
series2 books2012
Hopeful in tone, set in mars and our world.
“Using scientific improvisation and dark humor, Watney works to keep himself alive long enough for a rescue to reach him.”
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Adventures of Viktor & JuliaSeries
series2 books1999
Adventurous in tone, about aliens.
“When NASA becomes bogged down in politics and bureaucracy, businessman Axelrod and a conglomerate of backers seize their chance.”
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A Fall of MoondustNovel
Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1961
Adventurous in tone, set in the moon.
“One of the high points of each tour is a cruise around the Sea of Thirst, a body of volcanic dust, in a specially designed vessel called the Selene On a perfectly routine voyage one day the Selene suddenly disappears.”
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The Hammer of GodNovel
Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1993
Set in asteroid belt.
“Set in the year 2109, it deals with the discovery of an asteroid to be on course to collide with Earth and depicts the mission for deflecting the asteroid by using fusion thermal rockets.”
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Have Space Suit - Will TravelNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1958
Space opera, adventurous in tone, about aliens.
“One minute Kip Russell was walking about in his own backyard, testing out an old space suit and dreaming about going to the moon - and the next he was out cold and the captive of an insidious space pirate.”
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Blindsight / FirefallSeries
series3 books2006
First contact, dark and challenging in tone, about aliens.
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