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series2 books1901

Adventurous in tone, about space exploration, set in the moon.

“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.”
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FoundationUniverse

universe123 books1940

About robots, set in far future.

“There is a science that reads the future of quadrillions the way an astronomer reads the orbits of stars.”
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includes Trantorian Empire, The Positronic Robot Stories, Foundation, Second Foundation Trilogy, The Collected Fiction of Isaac Asimov, Foundation (Original Stories)

ChockySeries

series2 books1968

About aliens, set in contemporary.

“The BBC produced a radio adaption by John Tydeman in 1967.”
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DarwiniaNovel

Robert Charles Wilsonstandalone novel1998

Alternate history, about expeditions and faith and religion, set in alternate earth.

“From the front flap of the Tor first edition: In 1912, history was changed by the Miracle, when the old world of Europe was replaced by Darwinia, a strange land of nightmarish jungle and antediluvian monsters.”
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The Black BoxNovel

E. Phillips Oppenheimstandalone novel1915

Mystery & detective, about psychic powers.

Time Out of JointNovel

Philip K. Dickstandalone novel1959

About virtual reality and identity, set in north america.

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