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The Gods ThemselvesNovel
Isaac Asimovstandalone novel1972
Hard science fiction, set in parallel universe and the moon.
Starship TroopersNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1959
Military science fiction, adventurous in tone, about war and coming of age.
A Meeting with MedusaSeries
series2 books1971
Hard science fiction, about space exploration and immortality, set in outer planets & moons.
“Arthur C. Clarke's A Meeting with Medusa follows an astronaut, badly injured in an earlier disaster, on a solo balloon expedition into Jupiter's atmosphere, where he encounters vast floating lifeforms unlike anything previously catalogued.”
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Start with A Meeting with Medusa →
Kefahuchi Tract TrilogySeries
series3 books2002
Space opera.
“M. John Harrison's Kefahuchi Tract trilogy circles a strange, physics-breaking anomaly in deep space that draws scientists, smugglers, and drifters into its pull across different eras.”
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Start with Light →
Blindsight / FirefallSeries
series3 books2006
Hard science fiction and first contact, tense and dark in tone.
Start with Blindsight →
EmbassytownNovel
China Miévillestandalone novel2011
First contact, about space colonization and identity.
“In the far future, humans have colonized a distant planet, home to the enigmatic Ariekei, sentient beings famed for a language unique in the universe, one that only a few altered human ambassadors can speak.”
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