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The MartianSeries
series2 books2012
Hopeful in tone, about survival, set in mars.
“Using scientific improvisation and dark humor, Watney works to keep himself alive long enough for a rescue to reach him.”
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A Fall of MoondustNovel
Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1961
Adventurous in tone, about survival, set in the moon.
“One of the high points of each tour is a cruise around the Sea of Thirst, a body of volcanic dust, in a specially designed vessel called the Selene On a perfectly routine voyage one day the Selene suddenly disappears.”
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Saturn RunNovel
Ctein & John Sandfordstandalone novel2015
First contact, about aliens, set in space and spaceship.
“A Caltech intern inadvertently notices an anomaly from a space telescope--something is approaching Saturn, and decelerating.”
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Adventures of Viktor & JuliaSeries
series2 books1999
Adventurous in tone, about survival and aliens.
“When NASA becomes bogged down in politics and bureaucracy, businessman Axelrod and a conglomerate of backers seize their chance.”
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The Hammer of GodNovel
Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1993
About survival, set in space and asteroid belt.
“Set in the year 2109, it deals with the discovery of an asteroid to be on course to collide with Earth and depicts the mission for deflecting the asteroid by using fusion thermal rockets.”
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Snow CrashNovel
Neal Stephensonstandalone novel1992
Cyberpunk, about virtual reality and organized crime, set in big city.
“Like many of Stephenson's novels, its themes include history, linguistics, anthropology, archaeology, religion, computer science, politics, cryptography, memetics, and philosophy.”
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