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The Stars My DestinationNovel
Alfred Besterstandalone novel1956
Space opera, about revenge and identity, set in space.
Mortal EnginesUniverse
universe14 books2001
Steampunk.
“In a world where the cities were put on wheels to outrun a war that ended in a single afternoon, Municipal Darwinism is the law: big towns eat small ones, strip them for parts and take their people aboard as citizens or as scrap.”
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Tunnel in the SkyNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1955
Tense in tone, about space exploration and coming of age.
“As the final test of a survivalist/explorer class, teenagers are dumped on an alien planet to use their skills while awaiting pickup.”
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West of the SunNovel
Edgar Pangbornstandalone novel1953
About space colonization and aliens.
“West of the Sun ... on the dangerous planet Lucifer.”
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The Lost ArtNovel
Simon Mordenstandalone novel2007
About faith and religion, set in our world.
“A MILLENNIUM AFTER the formidable war machines of the User cultures devoured entire civilizations and rewrote planetary geography, Earth is in the grip of a perpetual Dark Age.”
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We Who Are About to ...Novel
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Challenging in tone, about gender and society.