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EmbassytownNovel
China Miévillestandalone novel2011
First contact, about aliens and space colonization.
“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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Citizen of the GalaxyNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1957
Adventurous in tone, about coming of age and slavery.
“On a planet far distant from Earth, a lame beggar buys a young boy slave who has forgotten his origins.”
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Six Moon DanceNovel
Sheri S. Tepperstandalone novel1998
Dark in tone, about ecological collapse.
“For every living thing on newholme is doomed, unless Mouche can appease something dark and terrible that is coiled within...and surrender to the mysterious ecstatic revelry taht results when the six moons join.”
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The Stars My DestinationNovel
Alfred Besterstandalone novel1956
Adventurous and dark in tone, about revenge and survival.
TeixcalaanSeries
series2 books2019
Reflective and tense in tone, about political intrigue.
“A Memory Called Empire and A Desolation Called Peace pair court intrigue with Mahit's conflicted, outsider fascination with an empire she can't help admiring.”
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