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Starman JonesNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1953
About space exploration.
“Starman Jones, a 1953 science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein, features a farm boy who wants to go to the stars.”
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Tunnel in the SkyNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1955
About space exploration.
“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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Citizen of the GalaxyNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1957
About identity.
“On a planet far distant from Earth, a lame beggar buys a young boy slave who has forgotten his origins.”
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Starship TroopersNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1959
Military science fiction, about war.
Catteni SequenceSeries
series5 books1970
completed
Science fiction and space opera, adventurous in tone, about aliens and slavery, set in far future and other star systems.
“The Catteni series is a tetralogy of science fiction novels by American writer Anne McCaffrey.”
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Start with Freedom's Landing →
Imperial GalaxySeries
series2 books2012
About identity and political intrigue.
“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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Start with A Confusion of Princes →