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Islands in the SkyNovel
Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1952
About space exploration, set in near future and space station.
“Clarke wrote the story as a travelogue of human settlement of cislunar space in the last half of the twenty-first century.”
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2312Novel
Kim Stanley Robinsonstandalone novel2012
Hard science fiction, about genetic engineering and terraforming, set in far future.
Between PlanetsNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1951
Space opera, about coming of age, set in venus & inner planets.
“A teenager is pulled from his earthside boarding school when tensions rise between Earth and the Venus and Mars colonies.”
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Fallen DragonNovel
Peter F. Hamiltonstandalone novel2001
Space opera, set in far future.
Cities in FlightSeries
series10 books1950
completed
Space opera, set in far future.
“The stories cover roughly two thousand years, from the very near future to the end of the universe.”
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The Moon Is a Harsh MistressNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1966
About artificial intelligence and rebellion and revolution, set in the moon and far future.