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The Dosadi ExperimentNovel
Frank Herbertstandalone novel1977
About political intrigue and aliens.
“Dosadi is rumored to be an experimental planet, and the experimenters are the froglike Gowachin, whose culture is founded upon a strange legal system in which McKie is the only human ever trained.”
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Tunnel in the SkyNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1955
Adventurous 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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The OutposterNovel
Gordon R. Dicksonstandalone novel1972
About space colonization and class conflict, set in space.
“If your number came up, you joined the rest of the losers marked for exile from overcrowded Earth.”
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Pushing IceNovel
Alastair Reynoldsstandalone novel2005
Hard science fiction and first contact, about space exploration and aliens.
Hunter's RunNovel
Gardner Dozois, George R. R. Martin & Daniel Abrahamstandalone novel2007
About aliens.
Empire of ManSeries
series4 books2001
Military science fiction, adventurous in tone, about war.
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