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The Stars My DestinationNovel
Alfred Besterstandalone novel1956
Space opera, dark in tone, about revenge, set in space.
MindswapNovel
Robert Sheckleystandalone novel1966
Funny in tone, about body swap and aliens, set in space.
Tunnel in the SkyNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1955
Tense in tone, about space exploration and coming of age.
“As the final test of a survivalist/explorer class, teenagers are dumped on an alien planet to use their skills while awaiting pickup.”
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Humanx CommonwealthUniverse
universe39 books1972
About aliens, set in space.
“Two species that ought, by every buried instinct, to recoil from one another instead clasp hand to truhand and build a galaxy together.”
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Start with For Love of Mother-Not →
includes Icerigger Trilogy, Pip & Flinx, The Founding of the Commonwealth
RestoreeNovel
Anne McCaffreystandalone novel1967
Science fantasy, tense in tone, about transported to another world.
“Torn from Earth by a bizarre and nameless black force, Sara has no idea where she is or why she inhabits a beautiful new body.”
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Citizen of the GalaxyNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1957
Space opera, about coming of age and slavery, set in space.
“On a planet far distant from Earth, a lame beggar buys a young boy slave who has forgotten his origins.”
from the catalogue