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  • Cover of Imperial Earth
    Imperial EarthNovel

    Arthur C. Clarke · standalone novel · 1975

    About cloning and space colonization, set in outer planets & moons.

    “The plot follows the protagonist, Duncan Makenzie, on a trip to Earth from his home on Titan, in large part as a diplomatic visit to the U.S. for its quincentennial in 2276, but also to have a clone of himself produced.”

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    Project PopeNovel

    Clifford D. Simak · standalone novel · 1981

    About artificial intelligence and robots.

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  • Cover of The City and the Stars
    The City and the StarsNovel

    Arthur C. Clarke · standalone novel · 1956

    About immortality.

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  • Cover of Known Space
    Known SpaceUniverse

    universe · 142 books · 1964

    Science fiction, about aliens, set in far future and space.

    “Give a clever species a few centuries and a working fusion drive, and it will fill the sky with problems.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Ringworld →

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    includes Ringworld, Fleet of Worlds, Man-Kzin Wars

  • Cover of Learning the World
    Learning the WorldNovel

    Ken MacLeod · standalone novel · 2005

    First contact and space opera, about space colonization, set in spaceship.

    “On the fringes, less modified humans get on with the job of settling a universe that has, so far, been empty of intelligent life.”

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  • Cover of Hainish
    HainishSeries

    series · 33 books · 1964

    completed

    Science fiction, reflective in tone, set in far future and other star systems.

    “The Hainish Cycle consists of a number of science fiction novels and stories by Ursula K. Le Guin.”

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    Start with Rocannon's World →

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