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Fifth PlanetNovel
Fred Hoyle & Geoffrey Hoylestandalone novel1963
First contact, about aliens.
Starman JonesNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1953
Space opera, about coming of age, set in far future.
“Starman Jones, a 1953 science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein, features a farm boy who wants to go to the stars.”
from the catalogue
The Secret of the Ninth PlanetNovel
Donald A. Wollheimstandalone novel1959
Space opera, about aliens, set in outer planets & moons.
“Wollheim takes his heroes on a grand tour of the Solar System as that team struggles to prevent an alien force from Pluto from blowing up the Sun.”
from the catalogue
The Door Into SummerNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1957
Time travel, about revenge, set in north america and near future.
Space CadetNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1948
Military science fiction, about coming of age.
Known SpaceUniverse
universe142 books1964
About aliens, set in far future.
“Give a clever species a few centuries and a working fusion drive, and it will fill the sky with problems.”
from the catalogue
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includes Ringworld, Fleet of Worlds, Man-Kzin Wars