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Have Space Suit - Will TravelNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1958
Space opera, adventurous in tone, about space exploration.
“One minute Kip Russell was walking about in his own backyard, testing out an old space suit and dreaming about going to the moon - and the next he was out cold and the captive of an insidious space pirate.”
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Rogue MoonNovel
Algis Budrysstandalone novel1960
Hard science fiction, set in the moon.
“A project to transport humans by matter transmission becomes the means to send explorers to the Moon when the US discovers an alien artifact on the dark side, but anyone who enters dies, so a hardened adventurer is given the job.”
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Pushing IceNovel
Alastair Reynoldsstandalone novel2005
Hard science fiction, about space exploration, set in far future and space.
Forge of GodSeries
series2 books1987
completed
Dark in tone.
“Earth faces destruction when an inscrutable and overwhelming alien form of life attacks.”
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TripodsSeries
series4 books1967
completed
Post-apocalyptic, about rebellion and revolution, set in our world.
“The first two books were the basis of a science fiction TV series, produced in the United Kingdom in the 1980s.”
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Start with When the Tripods Came →
The Winds of AltairNovel
Ben Bovastandalone novel1973
About space colonization and identity, set in other star systems.
“Even before the human scientists arrived at the sixth planet of Altair they knew they had their work cut out for them.”
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