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series2 books2012

Space opera, about political intrigue, set in space and other star systems.

“Garth Nix's A Confusion of Princes follows Khemri through the empire's ruthless military, its secret intelligence service, and a deadly, decades-long competition to determine who might one day take the throne.”
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Tunnel in the SkyNovel

Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1955

Adventurous in tone, about survival and space exploration, set in other star systems.

“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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Captive UniverseNovel

Harry Harrisonstandalone novel1969

Mysterious in tone, about survival, set in underground & caves.

“Chimal is an Aztec farmer's son in an isolated valley cut off from the world by a landslide generations back, split between two villages that live under strict, ancient law enforced by priests.”
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The House of the ScorpionSeries

series2 books2002

Dystopia, dark in tone, about cloning.

“Matt is a clone of El Patron, the ancient drug lord who rules Opium, a narco-state carved out of the border between the U.S. and a future Mexico, created and raised solely to supply spare organs for the man he was copied from.”
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The ChrysalidsNovel

John Wyndhamstandalone novel1955

Reflective in tone, about genetic engineering and survival, set in secondary world.

“An early manuscript version was entitled Time for a Change.”
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Double StarNovel

Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1956

Adventurous in tone, about political intrigue, set in mars.

“Lorenzo Smythe, the excellent yet unemployed actor, meets Dak Broadbent in a bar.”
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