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Citizen of the GalaxyNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1957
Space opera, adventurous in tone, about coming of age and slavery.
“On a planet far distant from Earth, a lame beggar buys a young boy slave who has forgotten his origins.”
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The Stars My DestinationNovel
Alfred Besterstandalone novel1956
Space opera, adventurous in tone, about revenge and survival.
OptionsNovel
Robert Sheckleystandalone novel1975
Funny in tone.
Imperial GalaxySeries
series2 books2012
Space opera, about coming of age and political intrigue.
“Garth Nix's A Confusion of Princes follows Khemri through the empire's ruthless military, its secret intelligence service, and a deadly, decades-long competition to determine who might one day take the throne.”
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Babel-17Novel
Samuel R. Delanystandalone novel1966
About aliens.
“Through Rydra's effort to understand and revise it, the novel explores communication, perception, identity, and translation.”
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Sirius FiveSeries
series2 books1969
completed
About aliens.
“Dick's earlier young-adult manuscript Nick and the Glimmung, unpublished until 1988, shares the Glimmung character and other elements with it, suggesting he reworked the same creature across two very different books.”
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